Supporting the British Transport Police
- Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-07092
That the Parliament believes that all people should be able to travel on public transport without fear of harassment or violence; understands that transport users, especially women and girls, still often face unacceptable behaviour from some fellow passengers and considers that more can be done to prevent this; further understands that an estimated 75% of sex crimes on the railways go unreported; supports British Transport Police (BTP), and its partners, including Police Scotland, ScotRail and others, in their efforts to tackle violence and harassment on the rail network; commends BTP's free Railway Guardian app, which, it understands, allows passengers to report crimes and provides information about what action can be taken when sexual harassment is witnessed on trains, and support's BTP’s, Speak Up, Interrupt campaign, which aims to empower bystanders and witnesses to report incidents or safely intervene where they can.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Ariane Burgess, Alexander Burnett, Finlay Carson, Graeme Dey, Bob Doris, Sharon Dowey, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Fiona Hyslop, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Douglas Lumsden, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Audrey Nicoll, Douglas Ross, Colin Smyth, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Annie Wells, Tess White, Martin Whitfield, Brian Whittle