Motion · S4M-11987 · 6 Jan 2015
Protecting Vulnerable Adults from Scammers
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates Angus Council on recognising that its vulnerable citizens face attacks from scammers and for developing the Angus Financial Harm Sub-Committee, a partnership involving Angus Council social work and trading standards services, Police Scotland, voluntary sector partners and businesses, including financial institutions, to assist in protecting adults from financial harm; understands that, in recent years, there have been six known instances in which Angus residents have lost savings of more than £40,000; further understands that, although this initiative has been successful in shielding vulnerable people in Angus from fraudulent schemes, such as prize draws and land investment scams, there is still a great need to keep up this work to protect people from experiencing financial harm, and further recognises that scams affect the mental health of victims as well as having financial implications.
Supporters (27)
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 6 Jan 2015
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 6 Jan 2015
- Graeme Dey 6 Jan 2015
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 6 Jan 2015
- Rob Gibson 6 Jan 2015
- Jim Hume 6 Jan 2015
- Adam Ingram 6 Jan 2015
- Bill Kidd 6 Jan 2015
- Richard Lyle 6 Jan 2015
- Mike MacKenzie 6 Jan 2015
- Hanzala Malik 6 Jan 2015
- Joan McAlpine 6 Jan 2015
- Christina McKelvie 6 Jan 2015
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 6 Jan 2015
- Nanette Milne 6 Jan 2015
- Dennis Robertson 6 Jan 2015
- Kevin Stewart 6 Jan 2015
- Dave Thompson 6 Jan 2015
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 6 Jan 2015
- Jean Urquhart 6 Jan 2015
- Christian Allard 7 Jan 2015
- Angus MacDonald 7 Jan 2015
- Anne McTaggart 7 Jan 2015
- Sandra White 7 Jan 2015
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 15 Jan 2015
- Gil Paterson 15 Jan 2015
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 22 Jan 2015
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.