The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act will come into force on Monday.
Scotland’s First Minister has warned against using a controversial new hate crime law to make “vexatious” complaints.
The First Minister has repeatedly said that Police Scotland are able to deal with vexatious complaints, but he told the PA news agency the ramifications of making such a claim to police would be “serious”. The legislation consolidates existing hate crime legislation and creates a new offence of stirring up hatred in relation to protected characteristics, although sex has been omitted in favour of a standalone Bill designed to tackle misogyny.
Speaking to journalists later, he rejected suggestions it could go the way of other high-profile legislative U-turns under the SNP, such as the named persons scheme and the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act.“I’m very confident that we’ve got the balance right between extending protections to some of the most marginalised groups who absolutely need it, in a rising tide of hatred we’ve seen right across the world and in many parts of Europe, including of course Scotland and the UK.
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