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Motion For Debate · S4M-02337 · Session 4

Prisons

Lodged by Alison McInnes LD Lodged 13 Mar 2012 Debate 15 Mar 2012

The motion

That the Parliament recognises that successful rehabilitation is vital in order to reduce reoffending rates and support ex-offenders to turn their lives around; further recognises the role that voluntary organisations and social enterprises can play in delivering innovative and high quality programmes to address offending behaviour; believes that Social Impact Bonds have the potential to deliver a new approach to investment in rehabilitation, which incentivises innovation and rewards positive outcomes, and calls on the Scottish Government to pilot the Social Impact Bond model as a new approach to prison rehabilitation and reducing reoffending.

What MSPs voted on: the motion as amended

The Liberal Democrats’ motion was changed by an SNP amendment (S4M-02337.1) before this vote. A vote ‘for’ was a vote for the Liberal Democrats’ motion with the SNP’s changes.

That the Parliament recognises that successful rehabilitation is vital in order to reduce reoffending rates and support ex-offenders to turn their lives around; further recognises the role that voluntary organisations and social enterprises can play in delivering innovative and high quality programmes to address offending behaviour
48 words removed by S4M-02337.1; believes that Social Impact Bonds have the potential to deliver a new approach to investment in rehabilitation, which incentivises innovation and rewards positive outcomes, and calls on the Scottish Government to pilot the Social Impact Bond model as a new approach to prison rehabilitation and reducing reoffending.
S4M-02337.1 SNP , and welcomes that the Scottish Government will explore the potential of innovative approaches to funding, including the piloting of social impact bonds and public social partnerships, to support preventative spend measures.

Final wording as read into the Official Report at Decision Time. The marked changes are worked out by this site from the amendment texts and match that wording.

Amendments

  1. S4M-02337.1 SNP Kenny MacAskill Agreed vote, 107–4

Vote

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Amendments

1
  1. S4M-02337.1
    Prisons
    Kenny MacAskill SNP Lodged 14 Mar 2012
    Carried
    107 for, 4 against

Supporters

No MSP has added their name to this motion.

In the Official Report

3 contributions mention S4M-02337
  1. 15 Mar 2012
    Offenders (Rehabilitation)
    John Scott Con Meeting of the Parliament

    The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-02337, in the name of Alison McInnes, on prisons.10:26

  2. 15 Mar 2012
    Decision Time
    Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that amendment S4M-02337.1, in the name of Kenny MacAskill, which seeks to amend motion S4M-02337, in the name of Alison McInnes, on prisons, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.

  3. 15 Mar 2012
    Decision Time
    Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that motion—Interruption. Silence. Laughter. I knew that there was something in the water today. The next question is, that motion S4M-02337, in the name of Alison McInnes, on prisons, as amended, be agreed to.Motion,…