Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to:
- review the process for allowing raw sewage discharge from homes into Scottish coastal waters
- provide additional funding to SEPA for enforcement
- introduce legislation to ban households from discharging raw sewage
Petitioner: Sue Wallis
Status: Closed
Date published: 16 November 2022
SPICe Briefing (141KB, pdf) posted 01 March 2023
8 March 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Law Society of Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 8 March 2023
20 December 2023:The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 20 December 2023
30 October 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 30 October 2024
04 June 2025: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 04 June 2025
04 June 2025: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 04 June 2025
PE1988/A: Scottish Government submission of 14 December 2022 (118KB, pdf) posted 20 December 2022
PE1988/B: Petitioner submission of 8 January 2023 (56KB, pdf) posted 13 February 2023
PE1988/C: Law Society of Scotland submission of 8 August 2023 (128KB, pdf) posted 21 August 2023
PE1988/D: SEPA submission of 28 June 2023 (8KB, pdf) posted 25 October 2023
PE1988/E: SEPA submission of 13 October 2023 (93KB, pdf) posted 25 October 2023
PE1988/F: Petitioner submission of 5 December 2023 (112KB, pdf) posted 11 December 2023
PE1988/G: Scottish Government submission of 1 February 2024 (93KB, pdf) posted 06 February 2024
PE1988/H: Petitioner submission of 27 February 2024 (82KB, pdf) posted 13 March 2024
PE1988/I: Scottish Government written submission, 10 March 2025 (70KB, pdf) posted 21 March 2025
PE1988/J: Petitioner written submission, 19 May 2025 (97KB, pdf) posted 27 May 2025