Petition · Scotland Office
Scrap the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Scotland Office
Closed
46 signatures
What the petition asks
This is to ask the UK Government to scrap the Secretary of State for Scotland position as the people of Scotland have a democratically elected First Minister and Government in Scotland and we therefore urge the government to scrap the position and the SO as we feel both are redundant.
Since 1999 following the establishment of the Scottish Government, we think the need to have a Secretary of State for Scotland is essentially non existent and that the position is now essentially used to attack the devolved government which was never the idea. We feel the SOS has used his position to bypass Holyrood and to criticise devolved public services. Why have Holyrood if we have this?
Timeline
| 20 Jan 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
46
Status
Closed
Department
Scotland Office
Opened
20 Jan 2026
Closed
20 Jul 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 20 Aug 2026.