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

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All petitions (384)
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Closed petitions

375 petitions

To run an advertising campaign to raise public awareness of the forthcoming pavement parking ban

Closed on 1 July 2022
Halt Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd's Air Traffic Management Strategy

Closed on 1 July 2022
Public inquiry into the Scottish Qualifications Authority

Closed on 1 July 2022
Reform certain of the procedures for the collection of Council Tax

Closed on 1 July 2022
Replace the voting system for the Scottish Parliament with a more proportional alternative

Closed on 31 March 2022
Introduce legislation to protect Scotland's war memorials

Closed on 31 March 2022
Financial support for self-employed people in the travel industry

Closed on 31 March 2022
Change Scots law to disqualify estranged spouses from making claims on an estate

Closed on 17 March 2022
Permit a medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD) to be independently reviewed

Closed on 31 January 2022
Full legal protection for hedgehogs and moles

Closed on 31 January 2022
Open all toddler and baby activities within Tier 3 of COVID-19 /future pandemic lockdowns

Closed on 31 January 2022
Longer sentences for paedophiles and sexual predators

Closed on 31 January 2022
Investigate prosecutions under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

Closed on 31 January 2022
Provide hypnotherapy for the treatment of mental health, psychosomatic disorders and chronic pain

Closed on 31 January 2022
Mandatory annual cancer blood test from the age of 55

Closed on 10 December 2021

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Closed petitions

To run an advertising campaign to raise public awareness of the forthcoming pavement parking ban

Halt Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd's Air Traffic Management Strategy

Public inquiry into the Scottish Qualifications Authority

Reform certain of the procedures for the collection of Council Tax

Replace the voting system for the Scottish Parliament with a more proportional alternative

Introduce legislation to protect Scotland's war memorials

Financial support for self-employed people in the travel industry

Change Scots law to disqualify estranged spouses from making claims on an estate

Permit a medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD) to be independently reviewed

Full legal protection for hedgehogs and moles

Open all toddler and baby activities within Tier 3 of COVID-19 /future pandemic lockdowns

Longer sentences for paedophiles and sexual predators

Investigate prosecutions under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

Provide hypnotherapy for the treatment of mental health, psychosomatic disorders and chronic pain

Mandatory annual cancer blood test from the age of 55