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Publication - Factsheet

Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021: information note

Published
20 November 2023
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights
ISBN
9781835215937

This information note provides a high level summary of the key changes that are made by the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021.

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Errata

An errata was published on 27 August 2025 as a result of changes on PDF pages 3, 5, 7 and 8 to reflect the commencement of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 on the 01 April 2024. The HTML and PDF have been updated to reflect these changes.

Contact

Email: georgina.alford@gov.scot

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