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In December of last year, I became aware of a BBC news report—and other news reports—about the Scottish Government apparently bringing in Suzanne’s law.
I am happy to open up the session to members to ask questions. The latest remand figures for Scotland show that almost 30 per cent of people in prison are on remand—the figure is in the region of 1,862 of a population of 7,500.
If, ultimately, we are utopianally successful and we have single figures or very small numbers of women in custody—if any—a whole new approach and a whole new paradigm will have to be developed.
There is sexism involved in Islamophobia too, because it often manifests itself in criticism of women who choose to wear a burka or a hijab. This week, Denmark became the latest European country to ban women from wearing face coverings.