Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to transfer the administration of mandatory charitable rates relief from local authority non-domestic rates departments to an independent, third sector-led or community focused system. This will ensure that applications from volunteer-led charities are considered with a proper understanding of how voluntary organisations operate, rather than through a narrow revenue collection and enforcement lens.
Petitioner: Tommy Reid
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 29 July 2026
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SPICe Briefing (162KB, pdf) posted 29 September 2026
8 October 2026: The Committee agreed to close the petition under rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis of points raised in the Scottish Government's written submission. In closing the petition, the Committee agreed to write to COSLA to clarify points raised by the Petitioner, and to send that response to the Petitioner.
Meeting of the Public Petitions Committee, 8 October 2026
PE2236/A: Scottish Government written submission, 23 September 2026 (118KB, pdf) posted 23 September 2026
PE2236/B: Petitioner written submission, 24 September 2026 (92KB, pdf) posted 28 September 2026