Meeting Agenda
Julie MacDougall and David Torrance will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
Paper 1 - Declarations of interests posted 07/09/2026 (Ref: PPC/S7/26/2/1, 94KB, pdf)
The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1370: Justice for Megrahi;
PE1458: Register of Interests for members of Scotland's judiciary;
PE2136: Make non-fatal strangulation a standalone criminal offence in Scotland;
PE1933: Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland’s redress scheme;
PE1979: Establish an independent inquiry and an independent national whistleblowing officer;
PE2099: Stop the proposed centralisation of specialist neonatal units in NHS Scotland;
PE2161: Extend the time period for complaints through the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman for neurodivergent people to two years; and
PE2202: Stop the Guga Hunt.
PPC/S7/26/2/2(P) (Private Paper)
Paper 3 - PE1370 posted 07/09/2026 (Ref: PPC/S7/26/2/3, 133KB, pdf)
Paper 4 - PE1458 posted 07/09/2026 (Ref: PPC/S7/26/2/4, 151KB, pdf)
Paper 5 - PE2136 posted 07/09/2026 (Ref: PPC/S7/26/2/5, 114KB, pdf)
Paper 6 - PE1933 posted 07/09/2026 (Ref: PPC/S7/26/2/6, 137KB, pdf)
Paper 7 - PE1979 posted 07/09/2026 (Ref: PPC/S7/26/2/7, 171KB, pdf)
Paper 8 - PE2099 posted 07/09/2026 (Ref: PPC/S7/26/2/8, 205KB, pdf)
Paper 9 - PE2161 posted 07/09/2026 (Ref: PPC/S7/26/2/9, 101KB, pdf)
Paper 10 - PE2202 posted 07/09/2026 (Ref: PPC/S7/26/2/10, 142KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2212: Conduct a national review of local authority safeguarding and equality compliance frameworks;
PE2213: Introduce the Small Animal road signs in Scotland;
PE2215: Introduce a Statutory National Anti-Bullying Policy and Strengthen Consequences for Bullying in Scottish Schools;
PE2216: Extend Young Persons' Free Bus Travel to include all under-26s;
PE2219: Review the Mandatory Minimum Five-Year Prison Sentence for Firearms Offences; and
PE2220: Support Retrofit Training for a Greener Scotland and Just Transition.
Paper 11 - PE2212 posted 07/09/2026 (Ref: PPC/S7/26/2/11, 226KB, pdf)
Paper 12 - PE2213 posted 07/09/2026 (Ref: PPC/S7/26/2/12, 271KB, pdf)
Paper 13 - PE2215 posted 07/09/2026 (Ref: PPC/S7/26/2/13, 222KB, pdf)
Paper 14 - PE2216 posted 07/09/2026 (Ref: PPC/S7/26/2/14, 224KB, pdf)
Paper 15 - PE2219 posted 07/09/2026 (Ref: PPC/S7/26/2/15, 254KB, pdf)
Paper 16 - PE2220 posted 07/09/2026 (Ref: PPC/S7/26/2/16, 233KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider its work programme.
PPC/S7/26/2/17(P) (Private Paper)