Motion · S5M-16201 · 6 Mar 2019
Blacklist Campaigners Vindicated After 10 Years
The motion
That the Parliament notes that an internal police investigation, the Creedon report, has been made public; understands that this has concluded that the police, including Special Branch, and the security services, supplied information to the blacklist that was funded by some of the country's major construction firms; believes that this blacklist destroyed lives, families and reputations for decades, without justice or accountability for those affected; commends the campaigners who have resisted what it sees as this historic injustice for decades; understands that many were subject to alleged police surveillance, despite not breaking any laws; acknowledges that the findings of the report were published on 6 March 2019, which is the 10th anniversary of the day that the original details of the blacklist were exposed, and considers that this marks a historic progression in the battle against what it sees as a sustained attack on political freedom.
Supporters (6)
- Iain Gray 6 Mar 2019
- James Kelly 6 Mar 2019
- Elaine Smith 6 Mar 2019
- Mary Fee 7 Mar 2019
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 7 Mar 2019
- Ruth Maguire 3 Apr 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.