Petitions – The Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament is in recess from 29 June to 1 September 2024. We will aim to process petitions as fast as we can.

If your petition is seeking emergency action or an urgent policy change, 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.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

The Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Team

The Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee looks at all published petitions.

Petitions under consideration

  1. Protect wild wrasse stocks

    Under consideration from 25 June 2024

  2. Halt any further pump storage hydro schemes on Scottish lochs holding wild Atlantic salmon

    Under consideration from 19 June 2024

  3. Obtain a second medical opinion before detainment under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

    Under consideration from 19 June 2024

  4. Use more money recovered from the proceeds of crime to support community-based charities that train animals to assist in the detection of drugs

    Under consideration from 19 June 2024

See all petitions under consideration (140)

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