Glasgow City Council’s SNP Group has called for a special meeting of the Council.  The special meeting was called after the decision by the Lord Provost not to permit a motion on serious organised crime.

Commenting on the news that a special meeting of the Council is to be called, SNP Leader of the Opposition James Dornan said: "This is another attempt by the SNP to bring forward a debate on serious crime in Glasgow.  Hopefully it will be third time lucky and that the Labour Party will take this opportunity to finally debate the issue in the chamber."

SNP Deputy Leader, Councillor Billy McAllister, said: "Serious criminality is a major issue in my area of Glasgow.  By highlighting the issue in the north of the city I hope that we can address the wider issue of serious crime in Glasgow, which affects the lives of ordinary Glaswegians every single day."

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The special council meeting has been called by 20 councillors. The special meeting was called after the Lord Provost ruled a motion on serious crime as “not relevant or competent”.  An earlier motion, in February 2009, fell after Labour Leader Councillor Purcell used standing orders to end the meeting of Full Council early.