Petitions – The Scottish Parliament

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.

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The Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Team

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

Petitions under consideration

  1. Make Suicide Awareness and Prevention training mandatory for high school students.

    Under consideration from 10 September 2025

  2. Review the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act and introduce a minimum sentence for severe offences

    Under consideration from 9 September 2025

  3. Remove teachers’ ability to backdate and alter school records

    Under consideration from 9 September 2025

  4. Review the procedures and case progress timelines for the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland

    Under consideration from 3 September 2025

See all petitions under consideration (131)

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