• Membership changes

• Executive Summary

• Introduction
  • Background to the 2012 Act
  • The 2012 Act
  • The Section 1 offence
  • The Section 6 offence
  • Committee consideration of the Bill
  • Call for written evidence
    • Summary of reasons for repealing the 2012 Act
    • Summary of reasons for retaining the 2012 Act
  • Oral evidence sessions
    • Outreach work

• The Bill
  • Section 1 - Repeal of the 2012 Act
  • Section 2 - Offences
  • Section 3 - Transitional and savings provisions
  • Section 4 - Fixed penalties
  • Section 5 - interpretation
  • Sections 6 and 7 - Commencement and Short title

• Committee Scrutiny

• Views on repeal
  • Views of witnesses
    • Impact on supporters
  • Freedom of speech
  • Hate crime and offensive behaviour

• Section 1 offence
  • Use of Section 1 offence by COPFS/the police
  • Drafting of Section 1 offence

• Section 6 offence
  • Use of Section 6 offence by COPFS/the police
  • Drafting of Section 6 offence

• Other legislation
  • Gap in the law
  • Lord Bracadale’s review of hate crime legislation

• Sectarianism
  • Definition of sectarianism
  • Other measures for tackling hate crime and sectarianism

• Conclusions

• Annex A - extracts from the minutes

• Annex B - written evidence

• Annex C - questionnaire summary