Uniting Local and National Efforts Across Sectors to End Violence Against Women and Girls: Amendment 2
Submitted by:
Tess White,
North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:
Monday, 01 December 2025
Motion type: Amendment
Motion reference: S6M-19970.2
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 02 December 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-19970 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Uniting Local and National Efforts Across Sectors to End Violence Against Women and Girls), insert at end "; recognises, however, that violence against women and girls takes place both online and offline, and that clear action is needed from the Scottish Government to tackle it; emphasises that reported crimes against women and girls in Scotland are rising; welcomes Dr Pam Gosal MBE MSP’s Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill, which, if passed, will tackle violence against women; questions the lack of Scottish Government support and legislative deliverance to tackle violence against women and girls; urges all public bodies to ensure that they are following the Supreme Court’s judgment on the definition of 'sex'; raises concern about the reports of grooming gangs in Scotland, and calls, therefore, on the Scottish Government to urgently establish an inquiry to understand the extent of the abuse and the action necessary to tackle it."
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Vote
Result31 for, 71 against, 21 abstained, 6 did not voteDisagreed