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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Allow alkaline hydrolysis
Closed on 29 October 2025
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Grant Scottish rivers, including the River Clyde, the legal right to personhood
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
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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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Stop the pavement parking ban for Scottish roads built before 2019
Closed on 8 October 2025
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Stop the use of prisons for punishment and focus them on public protection
Closed on 8 October 2025
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Facilitate a review and upgrade of the teaching resource ‘Palestine and Israel, understanding the conflict’
Closed on 8 October 2025
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Guarantee Legal Aid for "Death or Serious Injury" victims in legal action against Police Scotland
Closed on 8 October 2025
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Introduce legislation allowing Scottish Ministers to intervene on the hire of public land
Closed on 8 October 2025
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Fair regulation for non-medical aesthetic injectors
Closed on 8 October 2025
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Standardise criteria and consultations for assessing demand for denominational schools
Closed on 8 October 2025
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Suspend all surgical mesh and fixation devices
Closed on 8 October 2025
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Ban all non-essential single-use plastics
Closed on 24 September 2025
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Run a targeted roadside litter awareness campaign
Closed on 24 September 2025
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Accelerate the implementation of bus franchising powers
Closed on 24 September 2025