Prospect Community Housing to Make a Stand Against Domestic Abuse

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes Prospect Community Housing’s pledge to join the Make a Stand campaign; understands that the campaign was launched in June 2018 as part of Alison Inman's presidential appeal to tackle domestic abuse and seeks to ensure that housing organisations support people experiencing domestic abuse; understands that millions of people experience domestic abuse every year and that two women are killed by their partner or ex-partner every week; recognises that the campaign has been developed by the Chartered Institute of Housing, Women’s Aid and the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance, and was launched in partnership between housing organisations and Women’s Aid; appreciates that the Make a Stand pledge is four focused, but easily deliverable, commitments to provide support for victims of domestic abuse, which are embedding a policy to support residents who are affected by domestic abuse, making information about national and local domestic abuse support services available on the website and in other appropriate places so that they are easily accessible for residents and staff, putting in place an HR policy to support members of staff who may be experiencing domestic abuse, and appointing a champion at a senior level in the organisation to own the activity that is being done to support people experiencing domestic abuse; notes that Scotland’s 24-hour Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline, 0800 027 1234, is available to anyone who is fearful of their partner or is worried about someone they know, and encourages all housing organisations to sign the Make a Stand pledge and take action to support victims of domestic abuse.

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.

SNP 16 Lab 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5M-14205 by reference.