Police Scotland swamped with more than 7,000 complaints in first week of new hate crime laws
Analysis by Police Scotland showed that just three per cent of complaints logged last week led to hate crimes being recorded.
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Police Scotland swamped with more than 7,000 complaints in first week of new hate crime laws
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