The government insists the law, set to come into force on 1 April, is needed to protect victims but critics say it limits freedom of expression
A new law to tackle hate crime in Scotland will be implemented on 1 April, but the past few weeks have seen escalating concerns about how it will be policed and how it might impact freedom of speech. Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, has hit back at the “disinformation and inaccuracy” being spread about its implementation.
What are the aims of the new hate crime act?
