Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Meeting Agenda
14th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
- Start time: 10:00am
- Published: Monday, October 2, 2023 12:28pm
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.
2 Pre-Budget Scrutiny
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
George Adam, Minister for Parliamentary Business, Scottish Government
Doreen Grove, Head of Open Government, Scottish Government
Amy Watson, Principal Research Officer, Scottish Government
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 161KB pdf posted 28/09/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/14/1)
CPPP/S6/23/14/2(P) (Private Paper)
3 Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Alex Neil, former Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment
CPPP/S6/23/14/3(P) (Private Paper)
Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project 174KB pdf posted 28/09/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/14/4)
CPPP/S6/23/14/5(P) (Private Paper)
4 Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1902: To allow an appeal process for Community Participation Requests
PE1975: Reform the law relating to Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs)
PE1979: Establish an independent inquiry and an independent national whistleblowing officer to investigate concerns about the alleged mishandling of child safeguarding enquiries by public bodies
PE1984: Introduce the C100 form for child arrangement orders in Scotland
PE1986: Provide testing kits for drugs in public spaces
Petition PE1902 166KB pdf posted 28/09/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/14/6)
Petition PE1975 323KB pdf posted 28/09/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/14/7)
Petition PE1979 403KB pdf posted 28/09/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/14/8)
Petition PE1984 252KB pdf posted 28/09/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/14/9)
Petition PE1986 175KB pdf posted 28/09/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/14/10)
5 Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2013: Implementation of a National Dashcam Safety Portal
PE2032: Improve the support available to injured soldiers and veterans in Scotland
PE2033: Introduce a full ban on disposable vapes
PE2034: Stop the current proposals for Highly Protected Marine Areas (HMPAs) in Scotland
PE2038: Commission suitable NHS services for people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hyper mobility spectrum disorders
Petition PE2013 214KB pdf posted 28/09/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/14/11)
Petition PE2032 266KB pdf posted 28/09/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/14/12)
Petition PE2033 277KB pdf posted 28/09/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/14/13)
Petition PE2034 225KB pdf posted 28/09/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/14/14)
Petition PE2038 259KB pdf posted 28/09/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/14/15)
6 Public Participation Inquiry
The Committee will be invited to consider a recommendation by the Parliament's Participation and Communities Team for a People's Panel on Post-legislative scrutiny, and to consider its approach to the forthcoming Chamber debate on its report.
Public Participation Inquiry 106KB pdf posted 28/09/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/14/16)
CPPP/S6/23/14/17(P) (Private Paper)