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Publication - FOI/EIR release

Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021: FOI release

Published
2 May 2024
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Part of
Constitution and democracy, Public sector
FOI reference
FOI/202400409010
Date received
11 April 2024
Date responded
30 April 2024

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information requested

How much has the SG spent in calendar year 2024 on advertising in relation to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021?

The total figure should include online/social media advertising and you would like a separate breakdown for advertising on social media platforms.

Response

The Scottish Government has not run advertising in relation to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021. For the purposes of this request we have assumed the reference is to the hate crime public information campaign ‘Hate Hurts’, which ran in March 2024. The total spent in the calendar year 2024 on advertising for the campaign was £167,099. Within that the total figure for advertising on online/social media platforms was £60,705.87.

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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