Women Offenders

As an amendment to motion S4M-12160 in the name of Kezia Dugdale (Women Offenders), leave out from "welcomes" to end and insert "notes the decision of the Scottish Government to reverse its previously published plans for a female prison in Inverclyde; seeks clarity about the proposals for the new prison together with an explanation as to why this decision was taken so late in the day; further seeks information relating to the financial ramifications of the decision, and believes that the report produced by the Commission on Women Offenders led by Dame Elish Angiolini has constructive proposals for dealing with women offenders."