Hate Crime Bill

The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf's amendments to the Hate Crime Bill. Amanda Millar, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said the criminal liability in respect of directors and presenters of plays had "presented a significant threat to freedom of exp

Free speech campaigners have responded to government assurances that contentious hate crime legislation will be amended and also urged MSPs on Holyrood’s Justice Committee to see problem provisions scrapped. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said the government would “work tirelessly”