Bill Wilson MSP

Dr Bill Wilson, an SNP MSP for the West of Scotland, took the opportunity to respond to an article in The Scotsman newspaper regarding a new cash deal that could cost Scotland £4.5 billion a year from the Treasury.

Criminal Sentencing (Equity Fines) Bill:  Press Launch of Consultation on Member’s Bill for Innovative Method of Punishing Corporate Crime

“I am suggesting the introduction of a new sentencing option in Scotland (equity fines) to improve the ability to punish companies found guilty of criminal offences under Scots law, and therefore also to deter them from committing criminal acts, including (but not exclusively) those which may result in death and injury to individuals, or damage the environment.”  Bill Wilson MSP

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Media coverage

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MSP in call to toughen laws

Shareholders to bear brunt of company injury fines

Death firms facing legal clampdown

MSP in call to toughen laws

New push to tackle corporate crime

Equity fines for corporate accountability

MSP proposes equity fines for companies

Call for firms to face tougher laws over death and injury

Scotland looks to 'equity fines' to hit safety flouters

Link fines to share price, says Scottish MSP

Scottish Business Crime Centre website

Equity fines proposed for corporate crime

Punishing corporate crime