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Violence (PE621)

Wednesday 3 September 2003 Public Petitions Committee Petitions 4 contributions · 2 speakers

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John Scott Con The Deputy Convener · Ayr
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PE621, which is from Mr Christopher Yorkston, calls on the committee to urge the Scottish Executive to address violence in Scotland by providing violence-intervention programmes and anger-management courses to anyone who feels that such provision would improve their quality of life. The petition is prompted by the petitioner's belief that the Executive should promote actively intervention in all types of violence and aggression that exist in Scotland, particularly in the forms of domestic, social, racial, sectarian and international violence, cases of which he claims are increasing at an alarming rate. What do members want to do with the petition?

Linda Fabiani SNP Central Scotland
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The petition makes a lot of sensible points. We should ask the Executive to comment on the issues that it raises and we should find out what kinds of programmes exist. I understand from what Jackie Baillie has told me that general practitioners are able to refer patients to anger-management sessions; I would like to know a bit more about that.I would also like to know whether there are any programmes that can be accessed through schools, so that young people can benefit from anger-management intervention. In addition, the petitioner mentions a pilot scheme in Wiltshire. It would be worth getting some comments from the Executive on that scheme. We should reconsider the petition when we get some answers from the Executive.

John Scott Con The Deputy Convener · Ayr
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Are members happy with that?

Members indicated agreement.

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