PE2056: Introduce legislation allowing Scottish Ministers to intervene on the hire of public land
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce legislation providing Ministers with the power to “call in” and potentially override council decisions on the hire of public land for large scale events.
Petitioner: Stephen Gauld
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 23 October 2023
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee consideration
SPICe Briefing (152KB, pdf) posted 28 February 2024
Committee Meetings
06 March 2024: The Committee agreed to write to COSLA, Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE Scotland), Event Scotland, the Scottish Tourism Alliance, and the Scottish Showmen’s Guild.
Official Report of Meeting 06 March 2024
Written Submissions
PE2056/A: Scottish Government submission of 9 February 2024 (153KB, pdf) posted 15 February 2024
PE2056/B: Petitioner submission of 23 February 2024 (46KB, pdf) posted 26 February 2024
PE2056/C: EventScotland written submission, 6 May 2024 (26KB, pdf) posted 09 May 2024