On how many occasions it has met (a) religious organisations, (b) anti-sectarian groups and (c) equality groups regarding (i) the Offensive…

1. So far, the Scottish Government has met with 10 religious organisations, three anti-sectarian groups and 28 equality groups in relation to the Offensive Behaviour and Threatening Communications Bill. It has met with eight religious organisations and four equality groups in relation to the consultation on equalising marriage rights.
Of those organisations, the government has met with religious organisations on 22 occasions, with anti-sectarian groups on seven occasions and with equality groups on 42 occasions regarding the Offensive Behaviour and Threatening Communications Bill. It has met with religious groups on 10 occasions and with and equality groups twice regarding its consultation on equalising marriage rights.
2. The Scottish Government has met with the following organisations and groups:
Religious Organisations
Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Bill
Equalising Marriage Rights
Action of Churches together in Scotland
Augustine United Church
Catholic Church
Evangelical Alliance
Christian Institute
Free Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland
Methodist Church
Evangelical Alliance Scotland
Muslim Council of Scotland
Muslim Council of Scotland
Roman Catholic Church
Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
Scottish Episcopal Church
Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (ScoJeC)
Unitarian Church
Scottish Interfaith Council and Edinburgh Inter Faith Association

Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland


Anti-Sectarian Organisations
Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Bill
Equalising Marriage Rights
Nil By Mouth
None
Sense Over Sectarianism

Show Racism/Bigotry the red card


Equality Groups
Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Bill
Equalising Marriage Rights
Amnesty International
Equality Network
Barnardo's Scotland
LGBT Youth Scotland
Cairde Scotland
Scottish Transgender Alliance
Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland
Stonewall Scotland
Campaign for Racial Equality and Rights

Central Scotland Regional Equality Council

Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland

Equality for all

Equality Network

Equality Grants Programme

Gay Men’s Health

Glasgow Disability Alliance

Harps Community Project

Human Rights Consortium

Iona Community

LGBT Youth Scotland

No2ID

Salvation Army

Scottish Campaign for Freedom of Information

Scottish Human Rights Commission

SCVO

Sharpe Thinking

Stonewall Scotland

Take A Liberty Scotland

The Connolly Foundation

YoungScot

Youthlink Scotland

The Scottish Youth Parliament


3. The First Minister has been involved in one meeting with Bishop Tartaglia of Paisley where both the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Bill and the consultation on equalising marriage rights were discussed.