That the Parliament recognises the fantastic work of the volunteers and staff at the victim and witness service of Victim Support Scotland; acknowledges the charity's unwavering commitment to victims and witnesses of crime; supports its upcoming event as part of LGBT History month, which will take place on European Victims' Day on 22 February 2018 and will examine hate crime against LGBTI people; recognises the challenges faced by LGBTI people in this regard and notes that the event will aim to begin to address some of the challenges highlighted in recent research, including figures suggesting that 71% of those who experienced such hate crime do not report it; celebrates Victim Support Scotland’s renewed commitment to equality and diversity, and extends its best wishes to the organisation and everyone hosting events on the awareness day.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Graeme Dey, James Dornan, John Finnie, Mairi Gougeon, Rhoda Grant, Emma Harper, Clare Haughey, Bill Kidd, Johann Lamont, Monica Lennon, Richard Lyle, Lewis Macdonald, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Ben Macpherson, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Ivan McKee, Christina McKelvie, Stuart McMillan, Pauline McNeill, Ash Regan, Gail Ross, David Stewart, David Torrance, Annie Wells, Sandra White