Petitions – The Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament is in recess from 28 June to 31 August. We will respond to petitions as soon 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. Allow late proposals to alter the Council Tax Valuation Band in exceptional circumstances

    Under consideration from 23 June 2025

  2. Stop the use of prisons for punishment and focus them on public protection

    Under consideration from 16 June 2025

  3. Abolish the General Teaching Council for Scotland

    Under consideration from 16 June 2025

  4. Facilitate a review and upgrade of the teaching resource ‘Palestine and Israel, understanding the conflict’

    Under consideration from 29 May 2025

See all petitions under consideration (120)

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