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

All petitions

384 petitions

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

    Closed on 12 November 2025

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

    Closed on 26 November 2025

  3. Strengthen veto powers when assessing Business Improvement District proposals

    Closed on 10 December 2025

  4. Introduce mandatory latex labelling for food products sold in Scotland

    Closed on 25 February 2026

  5. Support and fund mobility services

    Closed on 29 October 2025

  6. Introduce penalties for failing to comply with Mental Welfare Commission recommendations related to duty of candour

    Closed on 29 October 2025

  7. Immediate ban on the sale and use of Disposable (Instant) Barbeques in Scotland

    Closed on 29 October 2025

  8. Stop council tax debt collection

    Closed on 10 December 2025

  9. Ban ultra-processed foods in school meals

    Closed on 25 February 2026

  10. Allow late proposals to alter the Council Tax Valuation Band in exceptional circumstances

    Closed on 29 October 2025

  11. Stop the use of prisons for punishment and focus them on public protection

    Closed on 8 October 2025

  12. Abolish the General Teaching Council for Scotland

    Closed on 25 February 2026

  13. Facilitate a review and upgrade of the teaching resource ‘Palestine and Israel, understanding the conflict’

    Closed on 8 October 2025

  14. Guarantee Legal Aid for "Death or Serious Injury" victims in legal action against Police Scotland

    Closed on 8 October 2025

  15. Stop the pavement parking ban for Scottish roads built before 2019

    Closed on 8 October 2025

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