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Meeting of the Parliament 18 September 2025

18 Sep 2025 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Decision Time
Johnstone, Alison NPA Lothian Watch on SPTV

The result of the division on motion S6M-18936, in the name of Ben Macpherson, on behalf of the SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee, on the SPCB-supported bodies landscape review, is: For 101, Against 1, Abstentions 3.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament welcomes and notes the SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee’s 1st Report, 2025 (Session 6), SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review (SP Paper 828); recognises the Committee’s conclusions and recommendations, including concerns that expanding the number of SPCB supported bodies risks further fragmenting the current landscape, increasing complexity for service users, and placing additional strain on the SPCB and parliamentary committee resources, and agrees with the Committee’s recommendations that:

(a) the SPCB supported body landscape should not be expanded to include new advocacy-type SPCB supported bodies;

(b) any future proposals for new SPCB supported bodies must satisfy two-tier criteria, as set out in paragraph 150 of the report, comprising both justification and effectiveness tests, and that a parliamentary committee should be given the remit of assessing proposals against these criteria; and

(c) a parliamentary committee should be given the specific responsibility for the accountability and scrutiny of SPCB supported bodies for a fixed period as a pilot exercise in Session 7.

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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone) NPA
There are two questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-18936.1, in the name of Martin Whitfield, which ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. There will be a short suspension to allow members to access the digital voting system. 17:20 Meeting suspended. 17:22 On resuming—
The Presiding Officer NPA
We move to the vote on amendment S6M-18936.1, in the name of Martin Whitfield. Members should cast their votes now. The vote is now closed.
Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP) SNP
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I was unable to connect. I would have voted no.
The Presiding Officer NPA
Thank you, Mr Brown. We will ensure that that is recorded. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Bibby, Neil ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the division on amendment S6M-18936.1, in the name of Martin Whitfield, is: For 22, Against 81, Abstentions 1. Amendment disagreed to.
The Presiding Officer NPA
The final question is, that motion S6M-18936, in the name of Ben Macpherson, on behalf of the SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee, on the SPCB-s...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the division on motion S6M-18936, in the name of Ben Macpherson, on behalf of the SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee, on the SPCB...
The Presiding Officer NPA
That concludes decision time. Meeting closed at 17:27.