Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021: FOI release

Information requested

How much has the SG spent in calendar year 2024 on advertising in relation to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021?

The total figure should include online/social media advertising and you would like a separate breakdown for advertising on social media platforms.

Response

The Scottish Government has not run advertising in relation to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021. For the purposes of this request we have assumed the reference is to the hate crime public information campaign ‘Hate Hurts’, which ran in March 2024. The total spent in the calendar year 2024 on advertising for the campaign was £167,099. Within that the total figure for advertising on online/social media platforms was £60,705.87.

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