Petitions – The Scottish Parliament

The public petitions system is currently closed. It is not possible to submit a new petition to the Scottish Parliament or sign a petition until the MSPs have been sworn in on Thursday 14 May 2026 following the 7 May Scottish Election.

For more information about the petitions process, please contact the committee team at petitions.committee@parliament.scot

For information on the election and what happens next, please visit: https://www.parliament.scot/msps/elections/election-2026

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

Petitions under consideration

  1. Stop the Guga Hunt

    Under consideration from 3 November 2025

  2. Extend the time period for complaints through the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman for neurodivergent people to two years

    Under consideration from 8 May 2025

  3. Make non-fatal strangulation a standalone criminal offence in Scotland

    Under consideration from 6 January 2025

  4. Stop the proposed centralisation of specialist neonatal units in NHS Scotland

    Under consideration from 14 May 2024

See all petitions under consideration (9)