{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/761169.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":761169,"attributes":{"action":"Remove the term NEW SCOTS from the migrant strategy Scotland. It's offensive.","background":"We Scots want this term removed and never again used to describe legal or illegal migrants or Asylum seekers. Being born in Scotland means you are Scottish or a Scot. People born in other countries are not Scottish and therefore not Scots.","additional_details":"","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":7,"created_at":"2026-02-15T12:45:08.295Z","updated_at":"2026-03-10T14:28:20.950Z","rejected_at":"2026-03-10T14:28:19.779Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-02-18T12:08:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"Your petition is about something that the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament is responsible for. That means that the UK Government and Parliament can't look into it. \r\n\r\nThe Scottish Parliament has its own Public Petitions Committee. If you'd like to send your petition to the Scottish Parliament, you can find out more here: https://petitions.parliament.scot/\r\n\r\nYou may also wish to contact your local council and MSP who represent you about this issue. \r\n\r\nYou can find the name of your local council and how to contact them here: https://www.mygov.scot/find-your-local-council\r\n\r\nYou can find the name of your local MSP and how to contact them here: https://www.parliament.scot/msps"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}