Whole Life Custody Sentences
- Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2019
- Motion reference: S5M-17503
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 04 June 2019
Motions as amended
That the Parliament notes that the courts’ powers to deal with the most serious offenders have been strengthened by the introduction of orders for lifelong restriction in 2006 and the reforms to clarify the calculation of the punishment part of discretionary life sentences in the Criminal Cases (Punishment and Review) (Scotland) Act 2012; acknowledges that the Parliament will give appropriate consideration to any further proposals to enhance the courts’ sentencing power, but notes that Scotland’s judges can already impose a punishment part of a life sentence that extends beyond the likely remainder of a prisoner’s life in appropriate cases.
Vote
Result 88 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 58 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 4 did not vote
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- Adam, George
- Adamson, Clare
- Allan, Dr Alasdair
- Arthur, Tom
- Beattie, Colin
- Brown, Keith
- Campbell, Aileen
- Coffey, Willie
- Constance, Angela
- Crawford, Bruce
- Cunningham, Roseanna
- Dey, Graeme
- Doris, Bob
- Dornan, James
- Ewing, Annabelle
- Ewing, Fergus
- Fabiani, Linda
- FitzPatrick, Joe
- Forbes, Kate
- Freeman, Jeane
- Gibson, Kenneth
- Gilruth, Jenny
- Gougeon, Mairi
- Grahame, Christine
- Haughey, Clare
- Hepburn, Jamie
- Hyslop, Fiona
- Kidd, Bill
- Lochhead, Richard
- Lyle, Richard
- MacDonald, Angus
- MacDonald, Gordon
- MacGregor, Fulton
- Mackay, Rona
- Macpherson, Ben
- Maguire, Ruth
- Martin, Gillian
- Mason, John
- Matheson, Michael
- McAlpine, Joan
- McKee, Ivan
- McKelvie, Christina
- McMillan, Stuart
- Neil, Alex
- Paterson, Gil
- Regan, Ash
- Robison, Shona
- Ross, Gail
- Russell, Michael
- Somerville, Shirley-Anne
- Stevenson, Stewart
- Stewart, Kevin
- Swinney, John
- Todd, Maree
- Torrance, David
- Watt, Maureen
- Wheelhouse, Paul
- White, Sandra
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- Harper, Emma
- Mackay, Derek
- Sturgeon, Nicola
- Yousaf, Humza
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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- Balfour, Jeremy
- Ballantyne, Michelle
- Bowman, Bill
- Briggs, Miles
- Burnett, Alexander
- Cameron, Donald
- Carson, Finlay
- Chapman, Peter
- Corry, Maurice
- Davidson, Ruth
- Fraser, Murdo
- Golden, Maurice
- Greene, Jamie
- Halcro Johnston, Jamie
- Hamilton, Rachael
- Harris, Alison
- Kerr, Liam
- Lindhurst, Gordon
- Lockhart, Dean
- Mason, Tom
- Mitchell, Margaret
- Mountain, Edward
- Mundell, Oliver
- Scott, John
- Simpson, Graham
- Smith, Liz
- Stewart, Alexander
- Tomkins, Adam
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- Carlaw, Jackson
- Wells, Annie
- Whittle, Brian
Scottish Labour
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- Baker, Claire
- Beamish, Claudia
- Bibby, Neil
- Dugdale, Kezia
- Findlay, Neil
- Grant, Rhoda
- Gray, Iain
- Griffin, Mark
- Johnson, Daniel
- Kelly, James
- Lennon, Monica
- Leonard, Richard
- Macdonald, Lewis
- McNeill, Pauline
- Rowley, Alex
- Sarwar, Anas
- Smith, Elaine
- Smyth, Colin
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- Baillie, Jackie
- Fee, Mary
- Lamont, Johann
- Marra, Jenny
- Stewart, David
Scottish Green Party
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- Finnie, John
- Greer, Ross
- Harvie, Patrick
- Johnstone, Alison
- Ruskell, Mark
- Wightman, Andy
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0Scottish Liberal Democrats
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- Cole-Hamilton, Alex
- McArthur, Liam
- Rennie, Willie
- Rumbles, Mike
- Scott, Tavish
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- McDonald, Mark
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- Macintosh, Ken
Original motion text
That the Parliament believes that Scotland's judges should have the power to impose whole life custody sentences.
Accepted amendments
Whole Life Custody Sentences - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, June 3, 2019
Supported by: Ash Regan
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Result 70 for, 28 against, 18 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Passed
Amendments that have not been voted on
Whole Life Custody Sentences - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, June 3, 2019
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Whole Life Custody Sentences - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: John Finnie, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Monday, June 3, 2019
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001
Whole Life Custody Sentences - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, June 3, 2019
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001