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

  1. Create an online account for parents to manage the 1140 hours of Early Learning and Childcare funding

    Closed on 29 November 2023

  2. Review the adult disability payment eligibility criteria for people with mobility needs

    Closed on 22 November 2023

  3. Recommit the £26 million pledged to colleges in the 2023/24 budget

    Closed on 13 November 2023

  4. Write off student loan debts for paramedic students

    Closed on 13 November 2023

  5. Develop an educational resource on abortion

    Closed on 13 November 2023

  6. Amend the law to fully decriminalise abortion in Scotland

    Closed on 13 November 2023

  7. Improve sex education in schools

    Closed on 13 November 2023

  8. Fast-track future Adult Disability Payment applications for people undergoing cancer treatment

    Closed on 13 November 2023

  9. Establish a new national qualification for British Sign Language (BSL)

    Closed on 13 November 2023

  10. Restrict perpetrators of domestic abuse from using family court proceedings to continue tormenting their victims

    Closed on 31 October 2023

  11. Ensure perpetrators of domestic abuse, who have been excluded from the matrimonial home, cannot force the sale of the property

    Closed on 25 October 2023

  12. Ensure pedestrian crossings cannot be disabled without an equivalent safety measure in place

    Closed on 25 October 2023

  13. Require social services to inform biological fathers of concerns about their children

    Closed on 20 September 2023

  14. Stop the Deposit Return Scheme

    Closed on 6 September 2023

  15. To give children the respect they deserve by providing options for privacy when changing for P.E

    Closed on 18 July 2023

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