Ending the Not Proven Verdict - Amendment
- Submitted by: Keith Brown, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Motion reference: S6M-02553.3
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 16 December 2021
As an amendment to motion S6M-02553 in the name of Jamie Greene (Ending the Not Proven Verdict), leave out from “believes” to end and insert “recognises concerns held by many about the current three verdict system, including issues raised in independent jury research that suggest jurors may have inconsistent views on the meaning and effect of the not proven verdict; further recognises the concerns raised by the complainers of particularly heinous crimes, including gender-based violence, rape and domestic abuse, that the not proven verdict is more often applied in crimes of rape and attempted rape compared to other crimes; notes the strong case that can be made for the abolition of the not proven verdict; further notes that the Scottish jury system is a complex, inter-related system and that verdicts must be considered alongside other key aspects of jury size, majority and corroboration, and against the background of wider, related work, including the recommendations of the Lord Justice Clerk’s review on the management of sexual offence cases, and encourages all those with an interest to consider and respond to the current Scottish Government consultation on the not proven verdict and related reforms.”
Vote
Result 91 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 59 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 5 did not vote
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- Alasdair Allan
- Angela Constance
- Angus Robertson
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Regan
- Audrey Nicoll
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- Collette Stevenson
- David Torrance
- Elena Whitham
- Emma Harper
- Emma Roddick
- Evelyn Tweed
- Fergus Ewing
- Fiona Hyslop
- Fulton MacGregor
- George Adam
- Gillian Martin
- Gordon MacDonald
- Graeme Dey
- Humza Yousaf
- Ivan McKee
- Jackie Dunbar
- Jamie Hepburn
- Jenni Minto
- Jenny Gilruth
- Jim Fairlie
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- John Swinney
- Karen Adam
- Kate Forbes
- Kaukab Stewart
- Keith Brown
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Mairi Gougeon
- Màiri McAllan
- Maree Todd
- Marie McNair
- Michael Matheson
- Michelle Thomson
- Neil Gray
- Paul McLennan
- Richard Lochhead
- Rona Mackay
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Siobhian Brown
- Stephanie Callaghan
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 0 for
- 27 against
- 0 abstained
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- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
- Annie Wells
- Brian Whittle
- Craig Hoy
- Dean Lockhart
- Donald Cameron
- Douglas Lumsden
- Douglas Ross
- Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
- Edward Mountain
- Finlay Carson
- Graham Simpson
- Jamie Greene
- Jamie Halcro Johnston
- Liam Kerr
- Maurice Golden
- Meghan Gallacher
- Miles Briggs
- Oliver Mundell
- Pam Gosal
- Rachael Hamilton
- Russell Findlay
- Sharon Dowey
- Stephen Kerr
- Sue Webber
- Tess White
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Scottish Labour
- 21 for
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- Alex Rowley
- Anas Sarwar
- Carol Mochan
- Claire Baker
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- Foysol Choudhury
- Jackie Baillie
- Katy Clark
- Mark Griffin
- Martin Whitfield
- Mercedes Villalba
- Michael Marra
- Neil Bibby
- Pam Duncan-Glancy
- Paul O'Kane
- Paul Sweeney
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
- Sarah Boyack
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Scottish Green Party
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Related motion
Ending the Not Proven Verdict
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, December 13, 2021
Supported by: Sharon Dowey
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, December 16, 2021
Result 92 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Passed
Amendments that have not been voted on
Ending the Not Proven Verdict - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Supported by: Katy Clark, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, December 16, 2021
Ending the Not Proven Verdict - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 15, 2021