S4M-15284: Offensive Behaviour Act

11 Jan 2016

That the Parliament believes that the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 has helped emphasise that sectarianism, anti-Catholicism and anti-Irish racism are not acceptable in modern day Scotland; considers that, as only 193 charges were reported to have been made under Section 1 of the legislation in 2014-15, this indicates that it has been enforced leniently; believes that all legislation should be subject to review and potential improvement through amendment but that repealing this would send out a message that sectarianism, anti-Catholicism and anti-Irish racism are acceptable, and is therefore firmly opposed to its repeal.