Committee
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 19 January 2022
19 Jan 2022 · S6 · Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
Continued Petitions
Witchcraft Act 1563 (Pardon and Memorial) (PE1855)
No other members of the committee have indicated that they wish to comment. To summarise, we are keeping the petition open. It looks as though Natalie Don will propose a member’s bill. We might require some clarification on our ability to progress the petition if a bill is introduced and proceeds but, in any event, it looks as though the scope of such a bill will not comprehensively cover the scope of the petition. Therefore, we will keep in mind members’ desire to hear evidence from the petitioner at a future meeting, clarify with Ms Don when she might be likely to lodge the proposal for the members’ bill and invite her to participate in our consideration of the petition on that date. Does that course of action meet with the committee’s approval? Members indicated agreement.
In the same item of business
The Convener
Con
Our second continued petition is PE1855, which is on pardoning and memorialising those convicted under the Witchcraft Act 1563. The petition has been lodged ...
Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Con
A lot of correspondence has gone back and forth on this topic, and I note what the Scottish Government has said about the process and proceedings. As you hav...
David Torrance
SNP
I know that Natalie Don will propose a member’s bill and we do not know what that will look like, but I would still like to invite the petitioner to give evi...
The Convener
Con
No other members of the committee have indicated that they wish to comment. To summarise, we are keeping the petition open. It looks as though Natalie Don ...