Ending conversion practices in Scotland: consultation

Annex A: Questions

Question 1

Do you support our approach to defining conversion practices which focuses on behaviour motivated by the intention to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Question 2

Please give the reason for your answer to Question 1.

Question 3

Do you think that legislation should cover acts or courses of behaviour intended to ‘suppress’ another person’s sexual orientation or gender identity?

It should be covered

It should not be covered

Don’t know

Question 4

Please give reasons for your answer to Question 3.

Question 5

Do you support or not support an approach which uses a package of both criminal and civil measures to address conversion practices in legislation?

Support

Do not support

Don’t know

Question 6

Please give reasons for your answer to Question 5.

Question 7

What are your views on the proposal that the offence will address the provision of a service?

Support

Do not support

Don’t know

Question 8

Please give reasons for your answer to Question 7.

Question 9

What are your views on the proposal that the offence will address a coercive course of behaviour?

Support

Do not support

Don’t know

Question 10

Please give reasons for your answer to Question 9.

Question 11

What are your views on the requirement that the conduct of the perpetrator must have caused the victim to suffer physical or psychological harm (including fear, alarm or distress)?

Agree

Do not agree

Don’t know

Question 12

Please give reasons for your answer to Question 11.

Question 13

Do you agree with the inclusion of a defence of reasonableness?

Agree

Do not agree

Don’t know

Question 14

Please give reasons for your answer to Question 13.

Question 15

Do you agree with the proposed penalties for the offence of engaging in conversion practices?

Agree

Do not agree

Don’t know

Question 16

Please give reasons for your answer to Question 15.

Question 17

Do you agree that there should be no defence of consent for conversion practices?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Question 18

Please give reasons for your answer to Question 17.

Question 19

Do you have any other comments regarding the criminal offence as set out in Parts 8 and 9?

Question 20

What are your views on it being a criminal offence to take a person out of Scotland for the purpose of subjecting them to conversion practices?

Support

Do not support

Don’t know

Question 21

Please give your reasons for your answer to Question 20.

Question 22

What are your views on the proposed penalties for taking a person outside of Scotland for the purposes of conversion practices?

Support

Do not support

Don’t know

Question 23

Please explain your answer to Question 22.

Question 24

What are your views on the proposal that conversion practices should be an aggravating factor for existing offences?

Support

Do not support

Don’t know

Question 25

Please explain your answer to Question 24.

Question 26

Do you have any views on the steps we have taken to ensure the proposals are compatible with rights protected by the European Convention of Human Rights?

Question 27

What are your views on the purposes of the proposed conversion practices protection order?

Support

Do not support

Don’t know

Question 28

Please explain your answer to Question 27.

Question 29

Do you agree or disagree with the proposals for who should be able to apply for a conversion practices civil order?

Agree

Do not agree

Don’t know

Question 30

Please explain your answer to Question 29.

Question 31

Do you have any other comments regarding the civil order as set out in Parts 13 – 15?

Question 32

Do you have any views on the potential impacts of the proposals in this consultation on equality by:

a) Age

b) Disability

c) Gender reassignment

d) Civil partnership

e) Pregnancy and maternity

f) Race

g) Religion and belief

h) Sex

i) Sexual orientation

Question 33

Do you have any views on the potential impacts of the proposals in this consultation on children and young people, as set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child?

Question 34

Do you have any views on the potential impacts of the proposals in this consultation on socio-economic inequality?

Question 35

Do you have any views on potential impacts of the proposals in this consultation on communities on the Scottish islands?

Question 36

Do you have any views on the potential impacts of the proposals in this consultation on privacy and data protection?

Question 37

Do you have any views on the potential impacts of the proposals in this consultation on businesses and the third sector?

Question 38

Do you have any views on the potential impacts of the proposals in this consultation on the environment?