Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Meeting Agenda
19th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
- Start time: 09:30am
- Published: Friday, January 6, 2023 10:05am
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.
2 Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1859: Retain falconers rights to practice upland falconry in Scotland and will take evidence from the Minister for Environment, Hugh Dignon - Head of Wildlife Management Unit, Scottish Government and Land Reform and Stan Whitaker - Wildlife Management Manager, NatureScot;
PE1856: Support the taxi trade;
PE1909: Remove the "gender-based crime" domestic abuse narrative and make it gender neutral and equal;
PE1911: Review of Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 as it relates to post-mortems; and
PE1928: Provide free rail travel for disabled people who meet the qualifications for free bus travel.
CPPPC/S6/22/19/1(P) (Private Paper)
CPPPC/S6/22/19/2(P) (Private Paper)
Petition PE1859 138KB pdf posted 15/12/2022 (Ref: CPPPC/S6/22/19/3)
Petition PE1856 223KB pdf posted 15/12/2022 (Ref: CPPPC/S6/22/19/4)
Petition PE1909 221KB pdf posted 15/12/2022 (Ref: CPPPC/S6/22/19/5)
Petition PE1911 201KB pdf posted 15/12/2022 (Ref: CPPPC/S6/22/19/6)
Petition PE1928 117KB pdf posted 15/12/2022 (Ref: CPPPC/S6/22/19/7)
3 Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE1965: Limit estranged couples’ claim on an estate after 7 years of non-medical separation;
PE1966: Formally recognise and incorporate local knowledge in Scottish Government policy;
PE1967: Protect Loch Lomond’s Atlantic oakwood shoreline by implementing the High road option for the A82 upgrade between Tarbet and Inverarnan;
PE1970: Create an online account for parents to manage the 1140 hours of Early Learning and Childcare funding;
PE1971: Take Robust Action to Stop Motorcycle Theft;
PE1972: Allow Assisted Dying for people with long-term mental illness and consenting capacity; and
PE1973: End the use of Sheriffs Discretion when ruling on civil cases and provide clear legal guidance on division of assets.
Petition PE1965 186KB pdf posted 15/12/2022 (Ref: CPPPC/S6/22/19/8)
Petition PE1966 288KB pdf posted 15/12/2022 (Ref: CPPPC/S6/22/19/9)
Petition PE1967 211KB pdf posted 15/12/2022 (Ref: CPPPC/S6/22/19/10)
Petition PE1970 266KB pdf posted 15/12/2022 (Ref: CPPPC/S6/22/19/11)
Petition PE1971 152KB pdf posted 15/12/2022 (Ref: CPPPC/S6/22/19/12)
Petition PE1972 195KB pdf posted 15/12/2022 (Ref: CPPPC/S6/22/19/13)
Petition PE1973 196KB pdf posted 15/12/2022 (Ref: CPPPC/S6/22/19/14)
4 Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider correspondence to the Scottish Government on the following continued petitions -
PE1887:Create an Unborn Victims of Violence Act; and
PE1933:Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland’s redress scheme.
CPPPC/S6/22/19/15(P) (Private Paper)
CPPPC/S6/22/19/16(P) (Private Paper)
5 Consideration of a continued petition
The Committee will consider the following continued petition—
PE1871: Full review of mental health services and will take evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Hugh McAloon - Director of Mental Health, Scottish Government, Gavin Gray - Deputy Director, Improving Mental Health Services, Scottish Government and Dr Alastair Cook - Principal Medical Officer, Scottish Government.
CPPPC/S6/22/19/17(P) (Private Paper)
Petition PE1871 164KB pdf posted 15/12/2022 (Ref: CPPPC/S6/22/19/18)