Submission Documents: By Councillor Alex Dingwall:- "Council notes: 1. That although 90% of people say they support organ donation, for lots of reasons only a quarter of the UK population is on the organ donor register; 2. That 3 people die every day across the UK while waiting for an organ transplant; and 3. That support for a change to a soft opt out system is backed by major charities, including the British Heart Foundation, Kidney Research UK, Diabetes UK, the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, and the British Medical Association (BMA). Council therefore congratulates the Evening Times on its current campaign to secure more donors and urging the Scottish Government to adopt a soft opt out system of organ donation to address a national shortage of donors on the register. Council therefore agrees: 1. To add our support to the campaign; 2. To encourage residents, Councillors and employees to join the current donor register; 3. To publicise our support for the campaign through all Council media channels; and 4. To send a copy of this motion to all MSPs. Help Icon

This is the list of documents available for the submission By Councillor Alex Dingwall:- "Council notes: 1. That although 90% of people say they support organ donation, for lots of reasons only a quarter of the UK population is on the organ donor register; 2. That 3 people die every day across the UK while waiting for an organ transplant; and 3. That support for a change to a soft opt out system is backed by major charities, including the British Heart Foundation, Kidney Research UK, Diabetes UK, the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, and the British Medical Association (BMA). Council therefore congratulates the Evening Times on its current campaign to secure more donors and urging the Scottish Government to adopt a soft opt out system of organ donation to address a national shortage of donors on the register. Council therefore agrees: 1. To add our support to the campaign; 2. To encourage residents, Councillors and employees to join the current donor register; 3. To publicise our support for the campaign through all Council media channels; and 4. To send a copy of this motion to all MSPs..

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