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Motion For Debate · S4M-03278 · Session 4

Improving Services for Victims and Witnesses

Lodged by Kenny MacAskill SNP Lodged 11 Jun 2012 Debate 13 Jun 2012 1 supporter

The motion

That the Parliament recognises the importance of victims and witnesses of crime in the justice system; believes that such individuals should feel confident in coming forward and have access to information about cases affecting them and appropriately tailored support before, during and after proceedings; believes that offenders should pay where possible and appropriate for the injury, loss or distress that they have caused by contributing to support for victims, and welcomes the Scottish Government's consultation on detailed proposals to give effect to these objectives.

What MSPs voted on: the motion as amended

The SNP’s motion was changed by a Labour amendment (S4M-03278.2) before this vote. A vote ‘for’ was a vote for the SNP’s motion with Labour’s changes.

That the Parliament recognises the importance of victims and witnesses of crime in the justice system; believes that such individuals should feel confident in coming forward and have access to information about cases affecting them and appropriately tailored support before, during and after proceedings; believes that offenders should pay where possible and appropriate for the injury, loss or distress that they have caused by contributing to support for victims, and welcomes the Scottish Government's consultation on detailed proposals to give effect to these objectives.S4M-03278.2 Labour , and calls on the Scottish Government to set a timetable for the introduction of the necessary legislation.

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-03278.2 Labour Lewis Macdonald Agreed without a vote, per the Official Report
  2. S4M-03278.1 Conservative Annabel Goldie Defeated vote, 47–63

Signatures by party

1 MSP besides the lodger · 0 from other parties
SNP 1

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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

2
  1. S4M-03278.1
    As an amendment to motion S4M-03278 in the name of Kenny MacAskill (Improving Services for Victims and Witnes…
    Annabel Goldie Con Lodged 12 Jun 2012
    Defeated
    47 for, 63 against
  2. S4M-03278.2
    Improving Services for Victims and Witnesses
    Lewis Macdonald Lab Lodged 12 Jun 2012
    No recorded vote

Supporters

1 MSP

SNP 1

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SNP 1

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In the Official Report

4 contributions mention S4M-03278
  1. 13 Jun 2012
    Victims and Witnesses (Improving Services)
    Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

    The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-03278, in the name of Kenny MacAskill, on improving services for victims and witnesses.14:34

  2. 13 Jun 2012
    Decision Time
    Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

    There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S4M-03278.2, in the name of Lewis Macdonald, which seeks to amend motion S4M-03278, in the name of Kenny MacAskill, on improving ser…

  3. 13 Jun 2012
    Decision Time
    Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that amendment S4M-03278.1, in the name of Annabel Goldie, which seeks to amend motion S4M-03278, in name of Kenny MacAskill, on improving services for victims and witnesses, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.

  4. 13 Jun 2012
    Decision Time
    Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that motion S4M-03278, in the name of Kenny MacAskill, on improving services for victims and witnesses, as amended, be agreed to.Motion, as amended, agreed to,That the Parliament recognises the importance of victims a…