New travel restrictions were announced on 20 November 2020. This is a major change to the Coronavirus regulations which give the police powers to fine people for crossing local authority boundaries or the Scottish border. Exemptions are varied though, covering… Continue Reading
New COVID-19 regulations are now in force in Scotland. The new regulations are due to remain until the end of March, so it’s worth getting your head round them. As well as setting out the restrictions on informal gatherings for… Continue Reading
New Coronavirus regulations were published on Friday 9 Oct and expire on 26 October. Despite new restrictions on sport and closures of pubs and cafes there appear to be no new restrictions on other outdoor gatherings. You can still meet… Continue Reading
The Scottish Government regulations on COVID-19 were last updated on 25 September. This is the law – it’s what the police can enforce: The law says you can meet outside in groups if either: * You’re six people or fewer… Continue Reading
Scottish Activist Legal Project is providing Legal Observers and a Back Office for the Black Lives Matter: Justice for Slaves demonstration in Edinburgh, 20 June. The legal phone number is also available for people participating in the ‘Glasgow Says No… Continue Reading
We have published a briefing to help you know your rights under Phase 1 of the Scottish Government’s COVID-19 regulations. The briefing is also available as a series of info cards. Read this and all our Coronavirus guidances on our… Continue Reading
We stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protests across the World. Scottish Activist Legal Project are providing Legal Observers, guidance, and back office support for the protests in Glasgow and Edinburgh on Sunday 7 June 2020. The poster… Continue Reading
ScALP have published a poster to help people understand their rights under Scotland’s Coronavirus Lockdown regulations. Go to our COVID-19 resources page to read it now.
As a group, we fully support the medical and healthcare advice regarding physical distancing at this current time. However, we are concerned about the following things and want more clarity and commitment from the Scottish Government that they have a… Continue Reading
The COP26 blue zone will not be international territory under international law, it will remain under the jurisdiction of Scots law but it will be controlled by UN security guards and treated as private space by Police Scotland. In case… Continue Reading