Petitioner: Kathleen Orr
Status:
Closed
Date Lodged:
31 October 2018
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce a requirement for all new build or newly renovated or re-purposed buildings with a floorspace of over 7500m2 to have a public access defibrillator (PAD) fitted to the exterior of the building, for public use, and for the PADs to be officially registered.
The petitioner has collected 900 offline signatures.
Summary:
22 November 2018: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, the British Heart Foundation, Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland, Resuscitation Council UK, the Scottish Ambulance Service, St Andrew's First Aid, St John Scotland and COSLA. Link to Official Report of 22 November 2018 (717KB pdf)
6 June 2019: The Committee agreed to hold a roundtable evidence session on the petition, and to delegate authority to the clerks to identify which stakeholders the Committee should take evidence from. Link to Official Report of Meeting 6 June 2019
25 November 2020: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing. Link to Official Report of Meeting 25 November 2020
10 February 2021: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the majority of the witnesses the Committee heard from during the evidence session did not agree with the aim of the petition to place public access defibrillators in all new or newly renovated buildings with a floorspace of 7500m2 and a Members’ Bill seeking the mandatory registration of automated external defibrillators has been lodged in Parliament. Link to Official Report of Meeting 10 February 2021
Written Submissions:
What do you think would be the potential advantages or disadvantages of having PADs fitted to all buildings with a "large footprint"?
How important do you think it is for PADs to be registered?
Do you have any other suggestions on this issue?