We echo protection against SLAPPs, building on the framework proposed by the Ministry of Justice in July 2022, when the UK Government committed to anti-SLAPP legislative reforms. https://www.indexoncensorship.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Model-UK-Anti-SLAPP-Law-Final- Version.docx.pdf 7 the sentiment of the Committee’s convener , when the Committee first scrutinised Mr Mullin’s intervention, to call on the Scottish Parliament to take action to protect against Scotland being seen as an outlier and a “source of comfort to those whom we least want to potentially assist”. 7 Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee (2023).