PROPOSALS for a Northern Ireland-style parades commission in Scotland have been rejected by a working group set up by Scottish ministers. In the report, the Short Life Working Group on Processions in Scotland, says there is “no immediate need for wholesale change in the regulation of processions”. Instead of a “fundamental overhaul of the regulatory model in Scotland” they recommend minor amendments to primary legislation. In Scotland, the power lies with local authorities. He said he had "no doubt that just as in Northern Ireland, a Parades Commission would go a long way towards taking some of the heat out of the discussion of parades".

Source: The Herald November 02, 2022 23:05 UTC