Wishaw MSP leads Holyrood event marking 10 years of Water Safety Scotland

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Motherwell and Wishaw MSP Clare Adamson lead a Holyrood event marking 10 years of Water Safety Scotland (WSS).Established in 2014 by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), WSS is a voluntary association of organisations and individuals, working together to promote the safe use of water in and around Scotland’s waterways.Water Safety Scotland celebrated a decade of action with a special evening that was held at the Scottish Parliament.The event will bring together MSPs and the membership and supporters of WSS, including the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), RNLI, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Scottish Swimming, Sport Scotland, and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The SNP MSP is the convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Accident Prevention and Safety Awareness.She said: “Water Safety Scotland has been integral to getting water safety where it needs to be in Scotland’s policy landscape.“Despite our extensive coastlines, lochs, and rivers, water safety remained a critically overlooked aspect of policy until the advent of Water Safety Scotland and Scotland’s Drowning Prevention Strategy.“Meanwhile.

the Drowning Incident and Review process is making substantial progress in addressing gaps in data gathering - which remains an issue