Motion · S4M-13800 · 21 Jul 2015
Police Scotland
The motion
That the Parliament expresses its shock and sadness at the deaths of Lamara Bell and John Yuill following a car crash on the M9; calls on the Scottish Government to publish, in full and as quickly as possible, the inquiry by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland into call handling at Police Scotland; expresses concern at what it sees as a number of failings by Police Scotland and the Scottish Government's ministers, including reductions in the number of services and civilian staff and a lack of transparency over armed officers and stop and search policy; considers that incidents such as this recent tragedy have had a negative impact on public confidence in policing; believes that the Scottish Police Authority has proved to be inadequate, and reluctantly concludes that, in the interests of restoring public trust in Police Scotland, the Chief Constable, Sir Stephen House, should resign with immediate effect.
Supporters (27)
- Sarah Boyack 21 Jul 2015
- Mary Fee 21 Jul 2015
- Patricia Ferguson 21 Jul 2015
- Iain Gray 21 Jul 2015
- James Kelly 21 Jul 2015
- Lewis Macdonald 21 Jul 2015
- Hanzala Malik 21 Jul 2015
- Michael McMahon 21 Jul 2015
- Duncan McNeil 21 Jul 2015
- Anne McTaggart 21 Jul 2015
- Elaine Murray 21 Jul 2015
- John Pentland 21 Jul 2015
- Jayne Baxter 22 Jul 2015
- Claudia Beamish 22 Jul 2015
- Neil Findlay 22 Jul 2015
- Cara Hilton 22 Jul 2015
- Jenny Marra 22 Jul 2015
- Paul Martin 22 Jul 2015
- Margaret McDougall 22 Jul 2015
- Siobhan McMahon 22 Jul 2015
- Graeme Pearson 22 Jul 2015
- Dr Richard Simpson 22 Jul 2015
- Drew Smith 22 Jul 2015
- Margaret McCulloch 23 Jul 2015
- Mark Griffin Scottish Labour 27 Jul 2015
- Kezia Dugdale 29 Jul 2015
- Elaine Smith 7 Aug 2015
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.