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Motion · S5M-21610 · 29 Apr 2020

Edinburgh Napier Students Qualify as Special Constables

Lodged by Gordon MacDonald Standard Motion 15 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament commends the five Edinburgh Napier University students who are the first individuals in the country to qualify as Special Constables through a new on-campus training programme; understands that the students, Larissa Engelmann, Campbell Cunningham, Annelise Hoey, Sumaiyah Shafique, Amy Murphy, while also studying at Edinburgh Napier University, have been training as Special Constables since January 2020 and have completed 136 hours of training, including officer safety training at Tulliallan, the Scottish Police College; recognises that the project to bring the Special Constable training in-house was led by Dr Andrew Wooff, a lecturer in criminology at the university, who worked with Police Scotland to adapt the training to allow it to be built into the students’ timetables; notes that the programme was devised because of a growing demand from students to become involved as Special Constables; appreciates that the Special Constable role is diverse, demanding, rewarding and offers volunteers an opportunity to contribute to the community, and thanks the five students, who are now available to help Police Scotland with its COVID-19 response, for their work.

Supporters (15)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.