Question reference: S5O-04677
- Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 30 September 2020
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Current status: Taken in the Chamber on
Question
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Part 2 of its Hate Crime Bill does not require the consent of the Lord Advocate before proceedings for stirring up offences may be instituted, when similar sections of the Public Order Act 1986 and Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 require the consent of the Attorney General or Director of Prosecutions, and whether it will amend Part 2 to include this safeguard.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on .