Information between 17th May 2024 - 6th June 2024
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Parliamentary Debates |
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Holocaust Memorial Bill
133 speeches (27,169 words) Committee of the whole House Wednesday 22nd May 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Mentions: 1: Kirsten Oswald (SNP - East Renfrewshire) I am sure that other Members share my concern about the spikes in hate crime, including the frightening - Link to Speech |
Political Violence and Disruption: Walney Report
42 speeches (7,437 words) Wednesday 22nd May 2024 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Dan Jarvis (Lab - Barnsley Central) That is why we have been crystal clear that where there are public order offences, hate crime offences - Link to Speech |
Hate Crimes Against Muslim Women
22 speeches (1,698 words) Monday 20th May 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Mentions: 1: Baroness Swinburne (Con - Life peer) For example, the Government have worked with the police to fund True Vision, an online hate crime reporting - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Manzoor (Con - Life peer) Can my noble friend tell me whether they are looking not only at hate crime but at access to NHS services - Link to Speech |
Petitions |
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Introduce specific ban on Nazi hate symbols, materials, slogans and gestures Petition Closed - 2,139 Signatures17 Nov 2024 closed 0 minutes ago Amend hate crime laws to specifically ban Nazi symbols, their modified depictions, propaganda materials, gestures, slogans and flags, with exceptions for valid educational, historical, or artistic representation. This could align with recent Australian legislation. Found: Amend hate crime laws to specifically ban Nazi symbols, their modified depictions, propaganda materials |
Bill Documents |
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May. 17 2024
HL Bill 57-IV Fourth marshalled list for Report Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 Amendment Paper Found: if you are a close relative bereaved by a criminal offence, a victim (1) of domestic abuse, hate |
May. 10 2024
Research Briefing on progress of the Bill Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Briefing papers Found: There was also significant debate at committee stage on abortion, cuckooing and hate crime, although |
Scottish Cross Party Group Publications |
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Agenda for meeting on 21 May 2024
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on LGBTI+ Published: 21st May 2024 Found: Hate Crime Act implementation update 6. Requests to join this CPG 7. |
Scottish Written Answers |
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S6W-27665
Asked by: Briggs, Miles (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Lothian) Tuesday 4th June 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government how it differentiates between a "hate crime advisor" and a "hate crime champion", and whether people who are designated as such (a) are all sworn constables and (b) have formal legal training. Answered by Brown, Siobhian - Minister for Victims and Community Safety The designation of a Hate Crime Advisor and Hate Crime Champion is an operational decision for Police Scotland, and the Scottish Government does not hold this information. You may wish to contact Police Scotland directly regarding any questions you have in relation to these procedures. |
S6W-27430
Asked by: Briggs, Miles (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Lothian) Tuesday 4th June 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the recording of non-crime hate incidents under the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 could have a material effect on an individual's employment or otherwise personal circumstances. Answered by Brown, Siobhian - Minister for Victims and Community Safety I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-27429 on 4 June 2024. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers . |
S6W-27429
Asked by: Briggs, Miles (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Lothian) Tuesday 4th June 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the third supplementary to question S6O-03335 by Angela Constance on 24 April 2024, whether it can confirm if any non-crime hate incidents recorded by Police Scotland under the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 will appear in any (a) disclosure and barring service check, (b) security clearance check, including a developed vetting check and (c) database check by (i) a serving officer or civil employee of Police Scotland and (ii) an employee of Disclosure Scotland, including an informal inquiry carried out with regard to current or potential employment. Answered by Brown, Siobhian - Minister for Victims and Community Safety In the Interim guidance published for officers on the recording of Non-Crime Hate Incidents - Police Scotland published by Police Scotland on 9 May 2024, it explains that the alleged perpetrator would usually be recorded as the ‘other party’ (unless in exceptional circumstances where there is real risk of harm or future criminal offence). When asked at the Scottish Police Authority Board Meeting on Thursday 23 May 2024 if detail on the ‘other party’ would appear on a Disclosure check, Deputy Chief Constable Alan Spiers provided reassurance that it would not. In rare cases, Disclosure Scotland may receive other relevant information (ORI) from relevant police forces (including forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland) when someone applies to join the PVG scheme, the ongoing monitoring of scheme members, or for an enhanced disclosure check. ORI is used across the UK, with the UK Government having their own guidance to the police for the handling and processing of non-crime hate incidents in relation to disclosure checks. ORI about the applicant or scheme member can only be provided where the chief officer of a relevant police force reasonably believes it is relevant for the specific purpose of the disclosure and ought to be included on the disclosure certificate. The inclusion of any information Scottish police may hold on an individual is a decision for Police Scotland to make with regard to the statutory Guidance for the Chief Constable of Police Scotland. Disclosure Scotland staff do not have access to the database on which non-crime hate incidents are recorded. |
S6W-27666
Asked by: Briggs, Miles (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Lothian) Tuesday 4th June 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government whether it (a) requires and (b) conducts formal security clearances for anyone designated as a (i) "hate crime advisor" and (ii) "hate crime champion", as set out in the document, Interim Guidance - Responding to Hate. Answered by Brown, Siobhian - Minister for Victims and Community Safety I refer the member to the answer to S6W-27665, 4 June 2024, the designation of Hate Crime Advisors and Hate Crime Champions is an operational matter for Police Scotland. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers . |
S6W-27369
Asked by: Briggs, Miles (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Lothian) Tuesday 21st May 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of alleged hate crimes reported since the commencement of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 have been successfully prosecuted. Answered by None Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) uses a live, operational database to manage the processing of reports submitted to Procurators Fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies throughout Scotland. It is designed to meet business needs in the processing of criminal cases, rather than for statistical purposes and the information within it is structured accordingly. Information provided is at date of extract and may therefore be subject to change as data and systems are updated for operational reasons. From 1 April to 14 May 2024, 123 hate crime charges and 422 charges with one or more hate crime aggravations have been reported to COPFS. The combined total number of charges is 545. As at 14 May 2024, 343 charges have been marked for court proceedings and a further 60 charges have been marked as “not separately actioned”. Where a charge is marked as “not separately actioned”, no action was taken against the charge, but action (prosecution in court) was taken against the accused and some of the libel in the charge may have been incorporated into a charge that was actioned. COPFS is not the holder of conviction data but, according to our case management system, 26 charges have so far resolved after court proceedings, a conviction is recorded in 17 of these charges. |
S6W-27364
Asked by: Briggs, Miles (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Lothian) Tuesday 21st May 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints to public bodies related to non-crime hate incidents have been received since the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 was passed, broken down by parliamentary region. Answered by Brown, Siobhian - Minister for Victims and Community Safety The Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of complaints received by Police Scotland or any other public body that relate to Non-Crime Hate Incidents (NCHIs). On 9 May 2024, Police Scotland published their interim guidance on ‘ Responding to Hate Crime ’ which includes information on the recording and handling of NCHIs. They also have a dedicated complaints system for instances where an individual may feel they have not been provided the level of service expected. You may wish to contact Police Scotland directly regarding any other questions you have in relation to these procedures.
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S6W-27225
Asked by: Findlay, Russell (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - West Scotland) Friday 17th May 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any communications that it has had in the last 24 months with (a) Police Scotland and (b) the Scottish Police Authority regarding the vulnerable persons database that is operated by Police Scotland. Answered by Constance, Angela - Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs The management of the interim Vulnerable Persons Database (iVPD) is a matter for Police Scotland. As with any other organisation, Police Scotland has a duty to gather and process personal data lawfully. The iVPD is used to source information for both (i) the annual Official Statistics on police recorded domestic abuse incidents and (ii) social research on the volume and type of police recorded hate crime in Scotland. As part of producing these reports, Scottish Government statisticians have regular and ongoing communications with their counterparts in Police Scotland about the iVPD and the topics of domestic abuse and hate crime. Examples of this include both the planning of updated publications (such as timings for data receipt and quality assurance) and discussions on any future changes that might be made to the methodology for producing these statistics. |
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) |
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Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill
Thursday 30th May 2024 The Bill aims to establish an independent Disability Commissioner for Scotland whose primary purpose will be to promote and safeguard the rights of disabled people. The Commissioner will be an advocate for disabled people and have powers to review law and policy, promote best practice, and undertake investigations. View source webpage Found: discrimination in the previous 12 months (12%) compared to adults without any health conditions (6%).34 Hate |
Scottish Parliamentary Debates |
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Portfolio Question Time
95 speeches (46,739 words) Wednesday 5th June 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: White, Tess (Con - North East Scotland) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the Hate Crime - Link to Speech 2: White, Tess (Con - North East Scotland) crime act for their lawful meetings. - Link to Speech 3: Brown, Siobhian (SNP - Ayr) The fact that we have seen so many reports since implementation reinforces the importance of the hate - Link to Speech |
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
126 speeches (124,730 words) Tuesday 28th May 2024 - Committee Mentions: 1: Balfour, Jeremy (Con - Lothian) It would add a defence of reasonableness to the bill that is exactly the same as the one in the Hate - Link to Speech |