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Public Petitions Committee

Thursday 19 January 2017 9:01 AM

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1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether its consideration of a draft report on PE1463 on thyroid and adrenal testing, diagnosis and treatment should be taken in private at future meetings. 2. Consideration of a continued petition: The Committee will consider the following continued petition— PE1458 by Peter Cherbi on register of interests for members of Scotland's judiciary; and will take evidence from— Professor Alan Paterson. 3. Consideration of new petitions: The Committee will consider the following new petitions— PE1626 by Pat Rafferty, on behalf of Unite Scotland, on regulation of bus services; and will take evidence from— Pat Rafferty, Scottish Secretary, Unite the Union, and Ian Taylor, Director, Transport for Quality of Life; PE1625 by Patricia Hewitt and Mary Black on wider awareness, acceptance and regulation of Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome; and will take evidence from— Patricia Hewitt, Euan Robson, Mary Black and Heather Fullbrook; PPC/S5/17/1/A PE1627 by Annette McKenzie on consent for mental health treatment for people under 18 years of age; and will take evidence from— Annette McKenzie. 4. Consideration of continued petitions: The Committee will consider the following continued petitions— PE1548 by Beth Morrison on national guidance on restraint and seclusion in schools; PE1551 by Scott Pattinson on mandatory reporting of child abuse; PE1596 by Paul Anderson on In Care Survivors Service Scotland; PE1616 by John S Shaw on parking legislation; PE1617 by Angus Files on proposed health study - vaccinated vs non vaccinated; PE1618 by Carl Grundy on combating motorcycle theft.

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