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MSPs call for views on Bill to criminalise those buying sex

MSPs call for views on Bill to criminalise those buying sex

The member’s Bill, introduced by Alba party MSP Ash Regan, targets those who buy sexual services by creating a new criminal offence of paying for a sexual act.

People with “lived experience” of prostitution and others are being urged to share their views on a Bill that could see men jailed for buying sex. More

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Amazon leaders call on Scotland not to use illegal logging for world’s largest floating wind farm

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Starmer’s welfare U-turn doesn’t go far enough, warns Scottish charity

Starmer's welfare U-turn doesn't go far enough, warns Scottish charity

Holyrood committee calls for views on care experience legislation

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Scottish Government warned someone could be killed by ‘menacing gulls’

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‘Incompetent’ former Dundee University principal considers returning £150,000 payout

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'Incompetent' former Dundee University principal considers returning £150,000 payout

Investigation reports ‘shocking’ increase in private jet flights in Scotland

Investigation reports ‘shocking’ increase in private jet flights in Scotland

John Swinney faces questions after Scotland’s cancer waiting times worst on record

Swinney faces questions after Scotland's cancer waiting times worst on record

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