Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-04-16 16:55:43 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BF5122AD2A2E71AFB3DE791398F05EE59AACB20C88E05335DCD026DED92D5B1B
Participant Details
Original Note:
This law has not just ‘now been introduced’, as the OP claims. The consultation for this bill opened back in March 2023. Additionally, the omission of women in the most recent hate crime bill was done after feedback from various women’s rights groups. https://www.gov.scot/news/misogyny-law-consultation/#:~:text=This%20offence%20criminalises%20sending%20an,hatred%20against%20women%20and%20girls. https://www.gov.scot/publications/misogyny-human-rights-issue/
All Note Details