Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to establish a national six-month maximum waiting time for neurodevelopmental assessments for children displaying significant behaviours or emotions which raise concerns, including those in relation to safety, ensuring families can access timely assessment, support, and intervention.
Petitioner: Stephanie McDowell and Dale McDowell
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 16 July 2026
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SPICe Briefing (305KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
24 September 2026: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government to seek further information, and to relevant stakeholders for their views on the petition. The Committee also agreed to write to the Health, Care and Sport Committee and the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee to ask if the issues raised in the petition will form part of their work programmes.
Meeting of the Public Petitions Committee, 24 September 2026
PE2230/A: Scottish Government written submission, 28 August 2026 (97KB, pdf) posted 01 September 2026
PE2230/B: Petitioner written submission, 8 September 2026 (96KB, pdf) posted 17 September 2026