Statement on Scottish Minister misrepresenting the Hate Crime Act
We and MurrayBlackburnMackenzie are calling on the Minister for Victims and Community Safety to stop misrepresenting the law. (Statement as a PDF)
Interviews given by Siobhian Brown, the Minister for Victims and Community Safety:
- Radio 4, 01 April 2024
Video: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001xwqd (at approx 2:18:20)
Transcript: https://forwomen.scot/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Siobhian-Brown-Radio-4-01Apr2024-Transcript.pdf - Sky News, 02 April 2023
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMcagT0Ny50 (see at approx 46 secs)
Transcript: https://forwomen.scot/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Siobhian-Brown-Sky-News-02Apr2024-Transcript.pdf - Radio Scotland, 03 April 2023
Video: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001xtw9 (at approx 2:06:20)
Transcript: https://forwomen.scot/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Siobhian-Brown-Radio-Scotland-03-April-2023-Transcript.pdf
This statement has now been covered by Scottish Legal News: Victims minister Siobhian Brown repeatedly gets new hate crime law wrong