If your petition relates to a new petition seeking emergency action or an urgent policy change in response to the COVID-19 public emergency, we would advise you to contact one of your 8 MSPs or the Scottish Government directly. Please be aware that the public petitions process is a thorough and often lengthy process and is not designed to respond to emergencies.

Before submitting a petition to the Scottish Parliament, you may wish to read the following documents—

• Petitioning the Scottish Parliament guidance - this sets out the rules and standards for petitioning the Scottish Parliament.  

• Vision Statement - this sets out the Public Petitions Committee’s vision for the period 2020-21.

• Statement of Expectations - this sets out what petitioners can expect from their engagement with the team during the petitions process.

You can also watch a short animated video which sets out how to petition the Scottish Parliament. A British Sign Language version of the video is also available.

• Accessibility statement: information on the accessibility of the Scottish Parliament's public petitions website