Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 10 December 2025
I wonder if the committee would consider closing the petition under rule 15.7 of standing orders on the basis that the BID proposals can already include exemptions and reliefs for charities and non-profit organisations. The Scottish Government believes that mandating exemptions by law would create additional layers of bureaucracy and complications.
The Scottish Government believes that the second ask of the petition is practical and achievable and it suggests that it could be incorporated by Scotland’s Improvement Districts in its annual BID survey. In closing the petition, the committee could write to Scotland’s Improvement Districts and encourage it to consider implementing the second ask of the petition as part of its annual survey, as suggested by the Scottish Government.