Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to create a “stage not age” health and social care and benefit system for people with exceptional complex medical needs, including a lifelong foster care model so that such young people do not lose vital paediatric and family financial support at 18.
Petitioner: Allan Petrie
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 29 July 2026
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SPICe Briefing (197KB, pdf) posted 21 September 2026
8 October 2026: The Committee agreed to write to ARC Scotland, CELCIS, the National Social Work Agency, the Fostering Network, and Talking about Tomorrow, seeking their views on the petition.
Meeting of the Public Petitions Committee, 8 October 2026
PE2237/A: Scottish Government written submission, 3 September 2026 (157KB, pdf) posted 21 September 2026
PE2237/B: Petitioner written submission, 21 September 2026 (94KB, pdf) posted 01 October 2026