Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- all public petitions submitted to the Parliament and determines if they meet the rules
- deciding what actions should be taken for all public petitions which meet the rules
- reviewing the operation of the public petitions system
- any other forms of public engagement the committee decides to undertake
View current and previous petitions on the public petitions system
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Andrew Mylne, the Clerk for the committee.
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Phone: 0131 348 5254 .
If you're appearing as a witness at a committee, take a look at our witness guide for more information.
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Tagh raon-ama Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
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Jackson Carlaw
Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Eastwood (Constituency)
David Torrance
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Kirkcaldy (Constituency)
Fergus Ewing
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Inverness and Nairn (Constituency)
Carol Mochan
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Alexander Stewart
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
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Sharon Dowey
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Marie McNair
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Clydebank and Milngavie (Constituency)
Paul Sweeney
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Glasgow (Region)
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Official Reports
Official Reports
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Continued Petitions, New Petitions, Decision on Taking Business in Private
Meeting date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions, Continued Petition
Meeting date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Public Participation Inquiry
Meeting date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Meeting date: Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Meeting date: Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Interests, Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Meeting date: Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Reports
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Public Participation in the Scottish Parliament
This report sets out how people’s voices are heard in the work of the Scottish Parliament and the recommendations of the Citizens Panel on Participation in the Scottish Parliament. The Committee is now asking which recommendations the Scottish Parliament should prioritise first and what action we need to take.
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Annual Report 2021-22
A report about the work of the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee during the Parliamentary year from 13 May 2021 to 12 May 2022.