Motion · S5M-22749 · 17 Sep 2020
No Address in the Press
The motion
That the Parliament recognises the campaign, No Address in the Press, which is being led by Families Outside and aims to change legislation to ensure that the personal details and home addresses of families of defendants are not legally allowed to be published in the press; notes that these families often face a wave of abuse and intimidation when their addresses are published; acknowledges that the West Scotland region has some of the highest imprisonment rates in the country and believes that this proposed change in legislation would improve the wellbeing of countless families across the area, and considers that this change would strengthen the rights of children and their families across Scotland by giving them more protection and stability at a tumultuous time.
Supporters (17)
- Jeremy Balfour 21 Sep 2020
- Alex Cole-Hamilton Scottish Liberal Democrats 21 Sep 2020
- Iain Gray 21 Sep 2020
- Bill Kidd 21 Sep 2020
- Richard Lyle 21 Sep 2020
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 21 Sep 2020
- Mark McDonald 21 Sep 2020
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 21 Sep 2020
- Alex Rowley 21 Sep 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 21 Sep 2020
- John Finnie 24 Sep 2020
- Sarah Boyack 25 Sep 2020
- Emma Harper 25 Sep 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 25 Sep 2020
- Colin Smyth 26 Sep 2020
- Ruth Maguire 12 Oct 2020
- Maureen Watt 25 Nov 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.