Question reference: S4W-09411
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 5 September 2012
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Current status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 September 2012
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when was the last occasion on which the law on defamation was the subject of an official published review by the Scottish Government, Scottish Law Commission or any other public body for which the Scottish Government is responsible.
Answer
<>There has been no official published review of the law of defamation by the Scottish Government, Scottish Law Commission or any other public body for which the Scottish Government is responsible. However, the Scottish Government did consult on a specific aspect of defamation law in “Defamation and the Deceased: Death of a Good Name” between January and April 2011. In October 2011, I wrote to the Public Petitions Committee advising of the outcome of the consultation. The consultation and my response can be found at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justice/law/damages/damagesetc.