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The Committee also considered a complaint from Gail Ross MSP about Annie Wells MSP. The complaint was that Annie Wells sought political advantage by making advance public comment on the Equalities and Human Rights Committee's report on “Prisoner Voting in Scotland”.
On that basis, the Bill does not remove from office MSPs who are convicted of an offence prior to being elected as an MSP and then receives sentencing after they are elected.