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Public Petitions
Parliament receives its 1000th petition

The public petitions process is a key part of the Parliament's commitment to participation, openness and accessibility. It allows individuals, community groups and organisations to participate in the policy scrutiny process by raising issues of concern with the Parliament. Once petitions are submitted, they are considered by the Public Petitions Committee. Any person or group may submit a petition to the Parliament.

The remit of the Committee is to decide what action should be taken on admissible public petitions. The Committee is also responsible for deciding, in cases of dispute, whether a public petition is admissible.

Further information

   

How to lodge a petition
There is a template for lodging a petition. You can download a copy here:

E-petitions

You can access the e-petition site here.

Tracking a petition

To track a petition, enter the PE number here

and click

Membership
Mr Frank McAveety (Convener)   
John Farquhar Munro (Deputy Convener)   
Bashir Ahmad
Bill Butler
Nigel Don
Marlyn Glen
Robin Harper
Nanette Milne
John Wilson
For further information on the Committee's current and past membership including substitutes, follow this link. Information on how to contact the Public Petitions Committee can be found on the Contact Details page.

Current Business
The next meeting of the Committee will be on 7 October. Future meeting dates are 4 and 18 November, 2 and 16 December. The Committee has started its inquiry into the public petitions process. Further information on the inquiry can be found on the inquiry’s homepage.

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