PE1949 : Review the rules concerning Dual Mandate MSPs
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review the rules regarding ‘Dual Mandate MSPs’, and legislate to bring them in line with the Senedd and Stormont by preventing MSPs from holding a dual mandate, in time for the next Scottish Parliament elections.
Petitioner: Alexander James Dickson
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 12 July 2022
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (124.7KB, pdf) (125KB, pdf) posted 09 August 2022
Committee Meetings
9 November 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Senedd, the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the Electoral Reform Society.
Official Report of Meeting 9 November 2022
03 May 2023: The Committee agreed to refer the petition to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee under Rule 15.6 of Standing Orders for further consideration.
Official Report of Meeting 03 May 2023
Written Submissions
PE1949/A: Scottish Government submission of 19 August 2022 (116.5KB, pdf) (116KB, pdf) posted 29 August 2022
PE1949/B: Northern Ireland Assembly submission of 2 December 2022 (97.8KB, pdf) (98KB, pdf) posted 09 December 2022
PE1949/C: Electoral Reform Society Scotland submission of 12 January 2023 (135.7KB, pdf) (136KB, pdf) posted 23 January 2023
PE1949/D: Senedd submission of 12 January 2023 (225.7KB, pdf) (226KB, pdf) posted 30 January 2023
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Consideration
Committee Meetings
1 June 2023: The Committee agreed to consider the petition further after the Parliament’s Summer Recess.
21 September 2023: The Committee agreed to hold an evidence session on dual mandates at a future meeting.