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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Publish a timeline for the dualling of the A96 between Inverness and Nairn by Easter 2025
Closed on 11 March 2026
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Hold an inquiry into grooming gangs in Scotland
Closed on 11 March 2026
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Automatic expulsion for children charged with committing a crime against another child
Closed on 11 March 2026
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Implement mandatory collection and publication of child sexual offender data
Closed on 11 March 2026
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Introduce a National Screening Programme for Prostate Cancer
Closed on 11 March 2026
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Control of wild goose numbers
Closed on 11 March 2026
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Make it illegal to remove all the hair from a horse’s tail
Closed on 25 February 2026
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Address Dangerous Delays in Paediatric Cancer Diagnostics
Closed on 25 February 2026
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Ban ultra-processed foods in school meals
Closed on 25 February 2026
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Provide support to RAAC-affected communities
Closed on 25 February 2026
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Introduce a statutory definition of residency for Fatal Accident Inquiries into the deaths of Scots abroad
Closed on 25 February 2026
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Create an Unborn Victims of Violence Act
Closed on 25 February 2026
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Raise awareness of and provide educational resources and training for Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)
Closed on 25 February 2026
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Access to prescribed medication for detainees in police custody
Closed on 25 February 2026
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Abolish the General Teaching Council for Scotland
Closed on 25 February 2026