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. Stop motorhomes parking overnight out with formal campsites, caravan parks and Aires.

    Closed on 26 November 2025

  2. Extend the period that specialist perinatal mental health support is made available beyond one year

    Closed on 26 November 2025

  3. Backdate council tax discounts for dementia to the date of GP certification

    Closed on 26 November 2025

  4. Review the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act and introduce a minimum sentence for severe offences

    Closed on 12 November 2025

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

    Closed on 12 November 2025

  6. Increase local government funding to help protect the vulnerable elderly population and prevent the closure of care homes

    Closed on 12 November 2025

  7. Pass a law making exercising a dog in a cemetery an offence

    Closed on 12 November 2025

  8. Expand ScotRail’s Inter7City routes to include Dunfermline

    Closed on 12 November 2025

  9. Introduce a full ban on disposable vapes

    Closed on 29 October 2025

  10. Review Education Support staff roles

    Closed on 29 October 2025

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

    Closed on 29 October 2025

  12. Review and simplify the legislation in relation to dismissal of property factors

    Closed on 29 October 2025

  13. Support and fund mobility services

    Closed on 29 October 2025

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

    Closed on 29 October 2025

  15. Fully implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

    Closed on 29 October 2025

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