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Police Scotland Youth Volunteers Perth Awarded Certificate of Recognition

  • Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2020
  • Motion reference: S5M-20611

That the Parliament congratulates Police Scotland Youth Volunteers Perth (PSYV) on receiving a Certificate of Recognition at the Tayside Police Division Divisional Commander's awards ceremony; notes that the certificate was presented by Divisional Commander Chief Superintendent Andrew Todd and received on behalf of PSYV Perth by Group Coordinator PC Euan Mitchell; acknowledges that PSYV works nationally with hundreds of young people from all backgrounds aged 13 to 18, and endeavours to provide them with new experiences, life skills and role models; commends the growth of PSYV from the creation of the first initial groups in 2014 and its successful expansion nationally; recognises that young people at PSYV often assist local police forces at many local events and festivals, as well as high profile events, such as the Scottish Open, T In The Park and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo; understands that PSYV also assists Police Scotland in peer-education campaigns, such as the "No Knives Better Lives" campaign; supports the hard work, dedication and support of the PSYV volunteers and police constables, who give up thousands of hours of their own time and who without PSYV could not operate, and wishes everyone in the PSYV the very best of luck and success in the future.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Bruce Crawford, Bob Doris, Jamie Greene, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Stewart Stevenson, Alexander Stewart, David Torrance, Maureen Watt, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle