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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee


Agenda: 07 May 2025

Wednesday, 07 May 2025

8th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:30am
Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Consideration of continued petitions
  3. Consideration of a new petition
  4. Consideration of report
  5. Petition signature process

Agenda published: Thursday, 01 May 2025 04:43pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.


2. Consideration of continued petitions

The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—

PE1931: Improve the R100 rollout by prioritising properties who currently have speeds of less than 5 Mbps;

PE1989: Increase defibrillators in public spaces and workplaces;

PE2101: Provide Defibrillators for all Primary and Secondary Schools in Scotland;

PE2018: Recognise the value of swimming pools and provide financial relief to help keep pools open;

PE2034: Stop the current proposals for Highly Protected Marine Areas (HMPAs) in Scotland;

PE2081: Make chronic kidney disease a key clinical priority;

PE2082: Improve the support provided to families affected by cot death;

PE2083: Review the rules to ensure that no dog becomes more dangerous as a result of breed specific regulations;

PE2090: Update the legislation granting permission for Digital Display Boards; and

PE2102: Require anyone found guilty of rape or sexual assault to be registered as a sex offender.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Consideration of a new petition

The Committee will consider the following new petition—

PE2147: Create more women-only homeless accommodation that protects and meets the specific needs of women

Papers for this item:


4. Consideration of report

The Committee will consider the draft report: A blueprint for participation - embedding deliberative democracy in the work of the Scottish Parliament. 

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


5. Petition signature process

The Committee will consider the process for requests to remove signatures from petitions.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


Official Report

The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.

See all of this committee's Official Reports