This briefing looks at Stage 1 and Stage 2 consideration of the Apologies (Scotland) Bill which was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 3 March 2015 by Margaret Mitchell MSP. The Bill is intended to stop apologies being used as evidence of liability in most civil legal proceedings in Scotland, with the aim of bringing about social and cultural change in relation to apologising.
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Published: 18 January 2016