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 motorhomes parking overnight out with formal campsites, caravan parks and Aires.
Closed on 26 November 2025
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Extend the period that specialist perinatal mental health support is made available beyond one year
Closed on 26 November 2025
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Backdate council tax discounts for dementia to the date of GP certification
Closed on 26 November 2025
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Review the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act and introduce a minimum sentence for severe offences
Closed on 12 November 2025
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Remove teachers’ ability to backdate and alter school records
Closed on 12 November 2025
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Increase local government funding to help protect the vulnerable elderly population and prevent the closure of care homes
Closed on 12 November 2025
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Pass a law making exercising a dog in a cemetery an offence
Closed on 12 November 2025
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Expand ScotRail’s Inter7City routes to include Dunfermline
Closed on 12 November 2025
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Introduce a full ban on disposable vapes
Closed on 29 October 2025
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Review Education Support staff roles
Closed on 29 October 2025
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Introduce penalties for failing to comply with Mental Welfare Commission recommendations related to duty of candour
Closed on 29 October 2025
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Review and simplify the legislation in relation to dismissal of property factors
Closed on 29 October 2025
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Support and fund mobility services
Closed on 29 October 2025
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Allow late proposals to alter the Council Tax Valuation Band in exceptional circumstances
Closed on 29 October 2025
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Fully implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Closed on 29 October 2025