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We must continue to ensure that the UK Government takes Scottish interests into account and that our ministers are at the negotiating table when devolved interests are under discussion.
Time and again it has been shown that policies must take into account the context in which they will be applied, including social, economic and political factors.
That is why the restriction to an intention to cause alarm and distress limits the scope of the law and does not take account of the victims’ experiences.
Those decisions will be taken and informed by individual consideration of a prisoner, taking into account public safety and the need for effective supervision.