PE1888: Full legal protection for hedgehogs and moles
Petition summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to grant full legal protection to hedgehogs and moles.
Petitioner: Joseph Allan
Status: Closed
Date published: 27 July 2021
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe briefing (274KB, pdf) posted 19 August 2021
Committee meetings
3 November 2021: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Wildlife Trust; Hogwatch Scotland and the Mammal Society.
Official Report of Meeting 3 November 2021
19 January 2022: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government is awaiting the outcome of the JNCC review which is not due for publication until early Spring and which will then require scrutiny before any policy actions can be taken. In closing the petition, the Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 19 January 2022
Written Submissions
PE1888/A: Scottish Government submission of 18 October 2021
PE1888/B: Hogwatch submission of 6 December 2021
PE1888/C: Scottish Wildlife Trust submission of 8 December 2021
PE1888/D: Petitioner submission of 21 October 2021 (36KB, pdf) posted 25 March 2022