by Niall Christie

Scotland editor

AN MSP’s attempt to change the law around workplace deaths has been voted down in the Scottish Parliament.

On Thursday evening, MSPs voted against the general principles of the Culpable Homicide (Scotland) Bill, which had widespread trade union support, by 26 votes to 89.

Labour’s Claire Baker proposed a new offence of causing death by gross negligence, but the presiding officer and the Scottish government said that her Bill was unworkable as it fell outside the competence of Holyrood.