Notes of meetings with stakeholders on hate crime bill

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Dear Scottish Government,

Please provide all notes, records or minutes of meetings/calls between Scottish Government officials and individuals/organisations to discuss amendments on freedom of expression to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill which took place between 1 December 2020 and 2 February 2021.

Yours faithfully,

L Mackenzie

Scottish Government

Our Reference: 202100150513
Your Reference: request-723943-9dcf900f

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Please find attached a replacement version of our response to your FOI
request, reference no. 2021000150513

Thanks

Patrick

 

Patrick Down | Criminal Law & Practice Team
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Currently working from home.

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One of the items highlighted in black in the initial response, and redacted from the replacement, was the entry for "Christine McKelvie MSP, Minister for Older People and Equalities" in the attendee list for the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill Cabinet Secretary for Justice Meeting with Equality Network and the Scottish Trans Alliance on 29 January 2021.

That material stated:

"Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill
Cabinet Secretary for Justice Meeting with Equality Network and
the Scottish Trans Alliance

29 January 2021

Attendees:

Humza Yousaf MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice
Christine McKelvie MSP, Minister for Older People and Equalities
[name removed], Equality Network
[name removed], Scottish Trans Alliance
[name removed] SG, Criminal Justice
[name removed], SG, Justice Legal Team
[name removed], SG, Hate Crime Policy
[name removed], SG, Hate Crime Bill Team
"

Slightly lesser redaction of other material may aid with understanding:

"
Meeting with Engender 1 February 2021

From: [name removed]@engender.org.uk>
Sent: 01 February 2021 11:22
To: [name removed]@gov.scot>
Cc: [name removed]@engender.org.uk>
Subject: Hate Crime and Freedom of Expression

"