Public Petitions Committee, 11 Feb 2003

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 11, 2003

Official Report 357KB pdf

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Inadmissible Petition

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Chapelhall (Joint Campus Schools) (IP39)

The final item is an inadmissible petition from Ms Annette Philips, calling for the Parliament to urge North Lanarkshire Council to review its decision to build joint campus schools in Chapelhall. It would be inappropriate for the Parliament to interfere in the individual executive decisions of local authorities in Scotland, and it is recommended that the committee should agree that the petition is inadmissible. However, we may wish to suggest to the petitioner that she submit an official complaint to the Scottish public services ombudsman if there is any evidence of maladministration on the part of the local authority involved. Is that agreed?

Members indicated agreement.