Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to provide targeted funding for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) neurodevelopmental services, in order for additional staff to be recruited and trained, for transparent waiting-time data to be published, and for maximum waiting-time standards for ADHD and autism assessments to be introduced so that no child is left waiting years for support.
Petitioner: Mhari Douglas
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 16 July 2026
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SPICe Briefing (306KB, 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
PE2231/A: Scottish Government written submission, 28 August 2026 (122KB, pdf) posted 01 September 2026
PE2231/B: Petitioner written submission, 3 September 2026 (125KB, pdf) posted 14 September 2026