Submitted by:
Alex Cole-Hamilton,
Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats.
Date lodged:
Wednesday, 16 June 2021
Motion reference: S6M-00400.2
Current status:Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 17 June 2021
As an amendment to motion S6M-00400 in the name of Angela Constance (Tackling Drug Related Deaths), insert at end "; notes the recommendation made by Sir Harry Burns to routinely record adverse childhood experiences, and believes that all aspects of recovery and treatment should be trauma-informed; understands that guidance has previously been issued by the Lord Advocate to police officers relating to the use of recorded police warnings in certain cases of minor offending; would support a new Lord Advocate reviewing this guidance and examining how it can be strengthened, in light of the resolution of the Parliament on motion S5M-24396 on 18 March 2021 and the support expressed for working towards diverting people caught in possession of drugs for personal use into treatment, and believes that a parliamentary statement after the summer recess from the new Lord Advocate on the principles and practicalities of diversion would be beneficial in informing public debate and the response of authorities to Scotland's drugs deaths crisis."
Vote
Result93 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not voteVote Passed