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Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints - Amendment

  • Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2020
  • Motion reference: S5M-23218.2
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 04 November 2020

As an amendment to motion S5M-23218 in the name of Murdo Fraser (Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints), leave out from "calls" to end and insert "acknowledges that legal professional privilege is an important established legal principle that gives both individuals and organisations the right to privacy in legal advice, that successive Scottish and UK governments of different political configurations have operated on the basis that legal professional privilege enables decisions to be informed by full and frank legal advice, and that, while maintaining its legal professional privilege, the Scottish Government has provided and is providing substantial documentation and other evidence to support the work of the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints, including the Lord Advocate making himself available to provide oral evidence on relevant matters."


Vote

Result 55 for, 63 against, 4 abstained, 7 did not vote Vote Defeated

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Related motion

Motion ref. S5M-23218

Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, November 2, 2020

Supported by: Jackie Baillie
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Result 63 for, 54 against, 5 abstained, 7 did not vote Vote Passed


Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S5M-23218.1

Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Supported by: Jackie Baillie
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001