Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce legislation providing Ministers with the power to “call in” and potentially override council decisions on the hire of public land for large scale events.
Petitioner: Stephen Gauld
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 23 October 2023
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SPICe Briefing (152KB, pdf) posted 28 February 2024
06 March 2024: The Committee agreed to write to COSLA, Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE Scotland), Event Scotland, the Scottish Tourism Alliance, and the Scottish Showmen’s Guild.
Official Report of Meeting 06 March 2024
05 February 2025: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 05 February 2025
PE2056/A: Scottish Government submission of 9 February 2024 (153KB, pdf) posted 15 February 2024
PE2056/B: Petitioner submission of 23 February 2024 (46KB, pdf) posted 26 February 2024
PE2056/C: EventScotland written submission, 6 May 2024 (26KB, pdf) posted 09 May 2024
PE2056/D: Scottish Tourism Alliance written submission, 6 June 2024 (63KB, pdf) posted 11 June 2024
PE2056/E: COSLA written submission, 5 December 2024 (108KB, pdf) posted 22 January 2025
PE2056/F: Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE Scotland) written submission, 20 December 2024 (53KB, pdf) posted 10 January 2025
PE2056/G: Petitioner written submission, 16 January 2025 (50KB, pdf) posted 27 January 2025
PE2056/H: Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government written submission, 10 March 2025 (56KB, pdf) posted 17 March 2025
PE2056/I: Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government written submission, 2 May 2025 (101KB, pdf) posted 06 May 2025