Police Scotland Considers Unit to Prepare for Humza Yousaf’s Hate Crime Bill

Police boss Faroque Hussain said the bill will ‘bring to justice those perpetrators of hate against protected people.’
Police Scotland Considers Unit to Prepare for Humza Yousaf’s Hate Crime Bill
First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf tours the recently completed Clarice Pears building during a to visit to the University of Glasgow on May 26, 2023. Robert Perry/PA
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Police Scotland is considering setting up a specialist unit aimed at policing hate crimes in anticipation of Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf’s “stirring up hatred” laws coming into effect next year.

Police Scotland told The Epoch Times that it is considering establishing a dedicated hate crime unit by November and that it is “working hard to ensure” it is prepared for implementation of the Hate Crime and Public Order Act.

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