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SUMMARY:2nd Meeting\, 2026 (Session 7)
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DESCRIPTION:Select Committee: Public Petitions Committee. The committee wi
 ll meet at  10:00am at Committee Room 5 and will be broadcast on  www.scot
 tishparliament.tv.\n1. Declarations of interests:  Julie MacDougall and Da
 vid Torrance will be invited to declare any relevant interests.\n2. Decisi
 on on taking business in private:  The Committee will decide whether to ta
 ke item 5 in private.\n3. Consideration of continued petitions:  The Commi
 ttee will consider the following continued petitions— PE1370: Justice fo
 r Megrahi\;PE1458: Register of Interests for members of Scotland's judicia
 ry\;PE2136: Make non-fatal strangulation a standalone criminal offence in 
 Scotland\;PE1933: Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland’s redr
 ess scheme\;PE1979: Establish an independent inquiry and an independent na
 tional whistleblowing officer\;PE2099: Stop the proposed centralisation of
  specialist neonatal units in NHS Scotland\;PE2161: Extend the time period
  for complaints through the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman for neurodi
 vergent people to two years\; andPE2202: Stop the Guga Hunt.\n4. Considera
 tion of new petitions:  The Committee will consider the following new peti
 tions—PE2212: Conduct a national review of local authority safeguarding 
 and equality compliance frameworks\;PE2213: Introduce the Small Animal roa
 d signs in Scotland\;PE2215: Introduce a Statutory National Anti-Bullying 
 Policy and Strengthen Consequences for Bullying in Scottish Schools\;PE221
 6: Extend Young Persons' Free Bus Travel to include all under-26s\;PE2219:
  Review the Mandatory Minimum Five-Year Prison Sentence for Firearms Offen
 ces\; andPE2220: Support Retrofit Training for a Greener Scotland and Just
  Transition.\n5. Work programme:  The Committee will consider its work pro
 gramme.\nFor further information\, contact the Clerk to the Committee at [
 email protected]. View Source: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-co
 mmittees/whats-on-and-watch-live/whats-on?dateFrom=9%2F10%2F2026
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