Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Consideration of continued petitions: The Committee will consider the following continued petitions— PE1948: Improve the way that unexplained deaths are dealt with and will take evidence from Stephanie Bonner. PE1896: Provide every primary school child in Scotland with a reusable water bottle and will take evidence from the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity and Laura Meikle, Head of Support and Wellbeing Unit. PE1862: Introduce community representation on boards of public organisations delivering lifeline services to island communities PE1913: Fast-track future Adult Disability Payment applications for people undergoing cancer treatment. PE1919: Ban the sale of high caffeine products to children for performance enhancement PE1926: Expand universal free school meals for all nursery, primary and secondary school pupils. PE1934: Develop an educational resource on gender-based violence for all year groups in High School. 3. Consideration of new petitions: The Committee will consider the following new petitions— PE1969: Amend the law to fully decriminalise abortion in Scotland PE1984: Introduce the C100 form for child arrangement orders in Scotland PE1985: Evaluate Garages to Homes Developments PE1986: Provide testing kits for drugs in public spaces PE1987: Amend the Scotland Act 2016 to automatically trigger a by-election if an MSP/Councillor leaves their party PE1991: Develop an educational resource on abortion PE1992: Dual the A9 and improve road safety 4. Public Participation Inquiry: The Committee will consider evidence received through its public consultation and will also consider an interim external evaluation of its Citizens' Panelprocess.