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Politics
Paul Hutcheon

Scotland's Hate Crime law has yet to come into force nearly a year after being passed

Scotland’s new Hate Crime law has not come into force - nearly twelve months after being passed by Holyrood.

Ministers have still to implement legislation which will provide Scots with extra protection from vile attacks.

Lawyer Aamer Anwar hit out at the Scottish Government: “There is no point in the fanfare of voting in 21st century legislation if the Government and the Justice Secretary can’t get its act together to make it law.

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