The Scottish Government has passed its controversial Hate Crime Bill despite concerns being raised over its impact on freedom of speech. The new legislation creates a criminal offence of “stirring up hatred” against protected groups, on the grounds of religion, sexual orientation, age, disability and transgender identity. It expands on a similar race crime law …
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Bulletin180: Winter 2020
Welcome to our Winter Bulletin! We hope you enjoy reading it and look forward to receiving any comments or questions about the concerns raised in this issue. Please email any comments to our Communications and PR Officer lucy.marsh@familyeducationtrust.org.uk In this issue… A Dark Day for Parents in Scotland In November, the Scottish courts passed a …
Response – Information sharing databases in children’s services
Download pdf RESPONSE TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND SKILLS DOCUMENT ON Information Sharing Databases in Children’s Services: consultation on recording practitioner details for potentially sensitive services and recording concern about a child or young person We are writing in response to the consultation paper to express some of our concerns about the proposal …