The public petitions system has now closed ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections on 7 May 2026. It is not possible to submit a new petition to the Scottish Parliament or sign a petition until after the election.
The petitions system will reopen at the start of the new parliamentary session.
For more information about the petitions process, please contact the committee team at petitions.committee@parliament.scot
For more information about the election campaign period and the dissolution of the current parliament, please visit the Scottish Parliament’s Election 2026 webpage: https://www.parliament.scot/msps/elections/election-2026
Other lists of petitions
Closed petitions
375 petitions
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Stop the exportation of live animals as a priority
Closed on 24 January 2024
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Ban child circumcision unless it is medically necessary with no less invasive solutions available
Closed on 24 January 2024
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Improve the way that unexplained deaths are dealt with
Closed on 24 January 2024
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Promote shared parenting and prevent the separation of children from their parents
Closed on 24 January 2024
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Abolish the use of Public Private Partnerships in Scotland
Closed on 24 January 2024
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Establish an independent review into the proposed Spaceport 1 development at Scolpaig Farm in North Uist
Closed on 20 December 2023
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Take Robust Action to Stop Motorcycle Theft
Closed on 20 December 2023
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Withdraw the 'Supporting transgender young people in schools' guidance from Scottish schools
Closed on 8 December 2023
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Ensure universities are held accountable to students under consumer law
Closed on 8 December 2023
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Provide free rail travel for disabled people who meet the qualifications for free bus travel
Closed on 8 December 2023
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Take action to prevent discriminatory abortions for disability in Scotland
Closed on 6 December 2023
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Change the way gender theory is presented in schools
Closed on 6 December 2023
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Provide birth certificates for stillborn babies
Closed on 6 December 2023
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Make malicious false allegations a hate crime
Closed on 29 November 2023
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Lower the cervical cancer smear test age in Scotland to 16
Closed on 29 November 2023