PE1939: Amend the date of birth to allow wider accessibility to the HPV vaccination programme for boys
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to demonstrate a commitment to health equality for young males born between 01/09/1997 and 01/09/2006 by allowing them to access the HPV vaccination via the NHS.
Petitioner: Suzanne Thornton
Status: Closed
Date published: 23 May 2022
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (145.4KB, pdf) (145KB, pdf) posted 08 August 2022
Committee Meetings
26 October 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, Teenage Cancer Trust, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, Young Scot, and the Men’s Health Forum.
Official Report of Meeting 26 October 2022
8 March 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
Official Report of Meeting 8 March 2023
08 November 2023: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 08 November 2023
Written Submissions
PE1939/A: Scottish Government submission of 17 June 2022 (72.8KB, pdf) (73KB, pdf) posted 23 June 2022
PE1939/B: JCVI submission of 25 November 2022 (157.2KB, pdf) (157KB, pdf) posted 09 December 2022
PE1939/C: Young Scot submission of 14 December 2022 (43.3KB, pdf) (43KB, pdf) posted 19 December 2022
PE1939/D: Teenage Cancer Trust submission of 16 February 2023 (191.5KB, pdf) (192KB, pdf) posted 01 March 2023
PE1939/E: Scottish Government submission of 2 May 2023 (77KB, pdf) (77KB, pdf) posted 03 May 2023
PE1939/F: JCVI submission of 17 May 2023 (46KB, pdf) (46KB, pdf) posted 22 May 2023