Motion · S4M-04234.1 · 24 Sep 2012

Public Consultation on the Carloway Report (Reforming Scots Criminal Law and Practice)

Lodged by Lewis Macdonald Amendment 0 supporters

The motion

As an amendment to motion S4M-04234 in the name of Kenny MacAskill (Public Consultation on the Carloway Report (Reforming Scots Criminal Law and Practice)), leave out from second "programme" to end and insert "; recognises the demands that these proposed reforms are likely to place on the Procurator Fiscal Service and the Scottish Court Service, which will require to be adequately resourced to meet these demands; encourages all interested persons to respond to the Scottish Government’s consultation on Lord Carloway’s recommendations so that the Parliament can debate these proposals on the basis of a completed consultation process and the Scottish Government's response, and also encourages people to respond to the consultation on the future structure of Scotland’s court services to ensure that a coherent approach is taken to reform." 

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.