PE1877: Provide body cameras for all frontline NHS staff
Petition summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to provide body cameras for all frontline NHS staff and paramedics in Scotland.
Petitioner: Alex Wallace
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 10 June 2021
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe briefing (162KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2021
Committee Meeting
22 September 2021: The Committee agreed to write to the Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland, the British Medical Association Scotland, the Royal College of Nursing and the Scottish Ambulance Service.
Official Report for Meeting 22 September 2021
19 January 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Ambulance Service and the Scottish Government.
Official Report for Meeting 19 January 2022
20 April 2022: The Committee agreed to await the publication of the pilot evaluation at the end of Q3 2022/23 and at that point, write to the Scottish Ambulance Service to request information about the outcome of its evaluation and next steps.
Official Report of Meeting 20 April 2022
Written submissions
PE1877/A: Scottish Government submission of 8 July 2021
PE1877/B: British Medical Association submission of 14 October 2021
PE1877/C: Scottish Ambulance Service submission of 22 October 2021
PE1877/D: Petitioner submission of 20 January 2022
PE1877/E: Scottish Ambulance Service submission of 3 February 2022
PE1877/F: Scottish Government submission of 24 February 2022
PE1877/G: Scottish Ambulance Service submission of 27 March 2024 (74KB, pdf) posted 02 April 2024