Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend Section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to remove the power to grant licences for taking Gannets on Sula Sgeir.
Petitioner: Rachel Bigsby
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 03 November 2025
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SPICe Briefing (130KB, pdf) posted 13 January 2026
21 January 2026: The Committee agreed to consider the petition as part of an upcoming work programme item about the Committee’s ongoing work.
Official Report of Meeting 21 January 2026
11 March 2026: The Committee agreed to keep the petition open.
Official Report of Meeting 11 March 2026
10 September 2026: The Committee agreed to write to NatureScot to seek further evidence. The Committee will consider opportunities to take further evidence from the local community and other stakeholders.
Meeting of the Public Petitions Committee, 10 September 2026
PE2202/A: Scottish Government written submission, 1 December 2025 (84KB, pdf) posted 08 December 2025
PE2202/B: Petitioner written submission, 12 January 2026 (97KB, pdf) posted 12 January 2026
PE2202/C: OneKind written submission, 7 January 2026 (85KB, pdf) posted 13 January 2026
PE2202/D:Gemma Lawrie written submission, 19 January 2026 (78KB, pdf) posted 21 January 2026
PE2202/E: Petitioner written submission, 19 February 2026 (133KB, pdf) posted 04 March 2026
PE2202/F: Protect the Wild written submission, 23 February 2026 (91KB, pdf) posted 04 March 2026
PE2202/G: Bonnie McKay written submission, 16 February 2026 (72KB, pdf) posted 05 March 2026
PE2202/H: Murdo MacRitchie written submission, 6 March 2026 (79KB, pdf) posted 10 March 2026
PE2202/I: Gen Cannibal written submission, 6 March 2026 (78KB, pdf) posted 11 March 2026
PE2202/J: Iain Morrison written submission, 6 March 2026 (67KB, pdf) posted 10 March 2026
PE2202/K: Scottish Government written submission, 20 July 2026 (83KB, pdf) posted 21 August 2026
PE2202/L: NatureScot written submission, 6 August 2026 (83KB, pdf) posted 21 August 2026
PE2202/M: Petitioner written submission, 2 September 2026 (94KB, pdf) posted 03 September 2026