Review of the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Advisory Group on Tackling Sectarianism in Scotland

18 months on from the publication of the Advisory Group’s final report, the Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs invited me as the former Chair of the Advisory Group to review the progress that has been madeacross all of the sectors that the recommendations were aimed at. Evidence remains extremely important and the work taken forward during the lifetime of the Advisory Group, and continued since, by a programme of community based work has developed the most extensive understanding we have had of sectarianism in modern Scotland. Being able to work from an evidence base is crucial to engage and to approach the subject which can create polarised opinion.