How many men in Scotland have convictions for private consensual sex between adult males, and whether it plans to quash these convictions.

The Scottish Government does not hold information on how many men in Scotland have convictions for private consensual sex between adult males. This is because it is not possible to determine whether records of convictions for 'homosexual offences' prior to the equalisation of the age of consent in 2000 relate to sexual activity which is now lawful, or to sexual activity which remains unlawful, for example because it was not consensual, or because the other participant was under the age of 16.