Category: Hate crime • Page 3
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Stage 3 briefing on Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill (March 2021)
Circulated to MSPs on 8 March 2021 (also available as a PDF: Stage 3 MSP briefing final) Part 1 In line with the Bracadale Review, we agree that sex...
8th March 2021
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Closed doors and closing down debate: policy capture in the Hate Crime Bill (March 2021)
The Stage 3 debate on the Hate Crime and Public Order Bill will take place in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 10 March. The Bill has had an exceptionally...
7th March 2021
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The thin blue line: What inadequate protection for freedom of expression means in practice (March 2021)
This blog summarises why the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill needs to provide clearer protection for freedom of expression than is currently proposed by the Scottish Government....
4th March 2021
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Response to emergency consultation on protection of freedom of expression in the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill (February 2021)
Our response to the Justice Committee’s emergency consultation on freedom of expression in Bill is provided below. A PDF version of the briefing can be downloaded here. The Issue...
20th February 2021
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Freedom of expression protection in the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill: the doors are still closed (February 2021)
The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill extends the existing offence of “stirring up hatred” in relation to race, to a wider range of characteristics. As described here,...
15th February 2021
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Debate or no debate (February 2021)
Tomorrow the Justice Committee was due to debate a range of amendments seeking to strengthen the protection for freedom of expression in the Hate Crime and Public Order Bill...
1st February 2021
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Hate Crime and Public Order Bill: Stage 2 Briefing. The need for tailored freedom of expression protection for transgender identity (January 2021)
Briefing on the need for tailored freedom of expression protection for transgender identity
31st January 2021
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Protecting Freedom of Expression: When less is less (January 2021)
The Justice Committee will start to consider potential amendments to Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill on Tuesday 2 February. How many more sittings there are will depend...
27th January 2021
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The inclusion of ‘cross-dressers’ under the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill (January 2021)
During the Stage 1 oral evidence sessions on the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill, the definition of ‘transgender identity’ was discussed. This briefing traces how ‘cross-dressers’ came...
15th January 2021
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MBM submission to Law Commission on hate crime laws in England and Wales (January 2021)
This submission can also be downloaded as a briefing note. We welcome the opportunity to respond to the Commission’s consultation on hate crime legislation in England and Wales. Our...
8th January 2021