The Scottish Centre For Personal Safety
EDM number 1455 in 2017-19, proposed by Patricia Gibson on 26/06/2018.
Categorised under the topics of Charities, Equality and Voluntary organisations.
That this House congratulates the Scottish Centre for Personal Safety (SCPS), based in Ardrossan in North Ayrshire, on winning the Pioneering Project Award at the recent Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Charity Awards 2018; commends the fantastic work done by the charity and its volunteer instructors to provide personal safety courses for the blind and visually impaired; understands that 57 per cent of blind or visually impaired people have experienced hate crime because of their disability, and 73 per cent have report being frightened or attacked, experiencing verbal abuse and intimidation; notes that the SCPS has been running this course since 2017 with funding from the Big Lottery's Investing in Ideas Fund; recognises that the course has been well received by participants, who have noted reduced anxiety, stress levels and fear of crime, leaving them more confident and aware of how to deal with any verbal and physical confrontations that may occur; acknowledges that to win this award against stiff competition from other charities is a true testament to the wonderful work of the SCPS; and commends the charity for the truly excellent work it does to empower the blind and visually impaired.
This motion has been signed by a total of 9 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Patricia Gibson | 26/06/2018 | North Ayrshire and Arran | Scottish National Party | Proposed |
Neil Gray | 26/06/2018 | Airdrie and Shotts | Scottish National Party | Seconded |
Carol Monaghan | 26/06/2018 | Glasgow North West | Scottish National Party | Seconded |
Jim Shannon | 27/06/2018 | Strangford | DUP | Seconded |
Martyn Day | 27/06/2018 | Linlithgow and East Falkirk | Scottish National Party | Seconded |
Chris Stephens | 27/06/2018 | Glasgow South West | Scottish National Party | Seconded |
Alison Thewliss | 12/07/2018 | Glasgow Central | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Alan Brown | 16/07/2018 | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Drew Hendry | 16/07/2018 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | Scottish National Party | Signed |
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