Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to commission an urgent, independent safeguarding review of Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) education in Scottish schools, and to introduce a temporary suspension of delivery of RSHP education while this review is carried out.
This review must examine whether RSHP content is consistently age-appropriate and suitable for children’s developmental stages across all year groups.
Petitioner: Mandy Mcgurk
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 02 July 2026
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SPICe Briefing (154KB, pdf) posted 20 August 2026
24 September 2026: The Committee agreed to write to COSLA, teaching unions and Connect to seek their views on the petition.
Meeting of the Public Petitions Committee, 24 September 2026
PE2225/A: Scottish Government written submission, 21 July 2026 (137KB, pdf) posted 20 August 2026
PE2225/B: Petitioner written submission, 2 September 2026 (100KB, pdf) posted 14 September 2026