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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Independent Review of Sentencing and Penal Policy

  • Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 February 2025
  • Motion reference: S6M-16532
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 20 February 2025

That the Parliament notes that Scotland has one of the highest proportions of prisoners in Western Europe; recognises the action that has been taken to establish a sustainable prison population and shift the balance between the use of custody and justice in the community, while protecting the public from harm; acknowledges the need for an independent review of sentencing and penal policy to consider how imprisonment and community interventions are used; further acknowledges the key role that the third sector can play in the effective delivery of justice services that reduce reoffending, and support rehabilitation and reintegration into society; agrees that there is a need for strong partnership working and co-ordination between third sector organisations, justice social work and the Scottish Prison Service to provide support and improve outcomes for those leaving prison, and believes that the Parliament has an important role to play in discussing the use of imprisonment and the best means for addressing offending behaviour, by both effective prevention and appropriate rehabilitation, and for reducing crime and keeping communities safe.


Supported by: Siobhian Brown

Vote

Result 70 for, 42 against, 1 abstained, 16 did not vote Vote Passed

Scottish National Party

For
  • Adam, George
  • Adam, Karen
  • Adamson, Clare
  • Allan, Dr Alasdair
  • Arthur, Tom
  • Brown, Keith
  • Brown, Siobhian
  • Constance, Angela
  • Dey, Graeme
  • Don-Innes, Natalie
  • Doris, Bob
  • Dornan, James
  • Dunbar, Jackie
  • Ewing, Annabelle
  • Ewing, Fergus
  • Fairlie, Jim
  • FitzPatrick, Joe
  • Forbes, Kate
  • Gibson, Kenneth
  • Gilruth, Jenny
  • Gougeon, Mairi
  • Grahame, Christine
  • Gray, Neil
  • Harper, Emma
  • Haughey, Clare
  • Hepburn, Jamie
  • Hyslop, Fiona
  • Kidd, Bill
  • Lochhead, Richard
  • MacDonald, Gordon
  • MacGregor, Fulton
  • Mackay, Rona
  • Macpherson, Ben
  • Maguire, Ruth
  • Matheson, Michael
  • McAllan, Màiri
  • McKee, Ivan
  • McKelvie, Christina
  • McLennan, Paul
  • McMillan, Stuart
  • McNair, Marie
  • Minto, Jenni
  • Nicoll, Audrey
  • Robertson, Angus
  • Robison, Shona
  • Roddick, Emma
  • Somerville, Shirley-Anne
  • Stevenson, Collette
  • Stewart, Kaukab
  • Stewart, Kevin
  • Sturgeon, Nicola
  • Swinney, John
  • Thomson, Michelle
  • Todd, Maree
  • Torrance, David
  • Tweed, Evelyn
  • Whitham, Elena
  • Yousaf, Humza
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0
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0
Did not vote
  • Beattie, Colin
  • Callaghan, Stephanie
  • Coffey, Willie
  • Martin, Gillian

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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0
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  • Balfour, Jeremy
  • Briggs, Miles
  • Carlaw, Jackson
  • Carson, Finlay
  • Dowey, Sharon
  • Eagle, Tim
  • Findlay, Russell
  • Fraser, Murdo
  • Gallacher, Meghan
  • Golden, Maurice
  • Gosal, Pam
  • Gulhane, Sandesh
  • Halcro Johnston, Jamie
  • Hamilton, Rachael
  • Hoy, Craig
  • Kerr, Liam
  • Kerr, Stephen
  • Lumsden, Douglas
  • McCall, Roz
  • Mountain, Edward
  • Mundell, Oliver
  • Simpson, Graham
  • Smith, Liz
  • Webber, Sue
  • Wells, Annie
  • White, Tess
  • Whittle, Brian
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  • Burnett, Alexander
  • Greene, Jamie
  • Ross, Douglas
  • Stewart, Alexander

Scottish Labour

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  • Baker, Claire
  • Bibby, Neil
  • Boyack, Sarah
  • Choudhury, Foysol
  • Clark, Katy
  • Griffin, Mark
  • Johnson, Daniel
  • Leonard, Richard
  • Marra, Michael
  • McNeill, Pauline
  • Mochan, Carol
  • Smyth, Colin
  • Sweeney, Paul
  • Villalba, Mercedes
  • Whitfield, Martin
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Baillie, Jackie
  • Duncan-Glancy, Pam
  • Grant, Rhoda
  • Lennon, Monica
  • O'Kane, Paul
  • Rowley, Alex
  • Sarwar, Anas

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Burgess, Ariane
  • Chapman, Maggie
  • Greer, Ross
  • Harvie, Patrick
  • Mackay, Gillian
  • Ruskell, Mark
  • Slater, Lorna
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Did not vote
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Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Cole-Hamilton, Alex
  • McArthur, Liam
  • Rennie, Willie
  • Wishart, Beatrice
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Independent

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  • Mason, John
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No Party Affiliation

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Did not vote
  • Johnstone, Alison

Alba Party

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Abstained
  • Regan, Ash
Did not vote
0

Defeated amendments

Motion ref. S6M-16532.1

Independent Review of Sentencing and Penal Policy - Amendment 1 - Amendment

Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025

Result 28 for, 69 against, 14 abstained, 18 did not vote Vote Defeated


Motion ref. S6M-16532.2

Independent Review of Sentencing and Penal Policy - Amendment 2 - Amendment

Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025

Result 16 for, 97 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote Vote Defeated