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
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