That the Parliament values the hard work of police officers and staff in keeping local communities safe; welcomes the ongoing work by Police Scotland to develop a workforce strategy that will inform the workforce mix, including specialist staff and community police officers required to deliver the 10-year policing strategy, Serving a Changing Scotland; recognises that this workforce requires capital investment, including to green the police fleet and to deliver a transformed police service; further recognises the exceptional and unprecedented demands currently facing policing in Scotland, including planning for a no-deal EU exit and COP26; supports the return of the £125 million of VAT previously paid to the UK Government, and recognises that discussions on the draft Budget 2020-21 are ongoing.
Result 58 for, 54 against, 6 abstained, 11 did not vote Agreed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Independent
No Party Affiliation
That the Parliament believes that Police Scotland is underfunded in the Scottish Government’s draft Budget 2020-21.
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Supported by: Ash Regan
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Result 58 for, 54 against, 6 abstained, 11 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: James Kelly, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Result 26 for, 85 against, 7 abstained, 11 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: John Finnie, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 25, 2020