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Review of Marches and Parades in Scotland

A Report by Sir John Orr

Published by the Scottish Ministers
ISBN: 0 7559 4478 X

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Contents

Foreword
Executive summary and summary of recommendations
1 Executive summary
2 Summary of recommendations
Introduction, current processes, information and evidence gathered
3 Introduction: the establishment of the Review, its remit and its conduct
4 Traditions of processions in Scotland
5 The current legislative position: Human Rights Legislation and the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
6 Current practices in Scotland
7 The number of marches and parades in Scotland
8 A summary of written responses
9 A summary of the telephone survey: 'Review of marches and parades: a survey of views across Scotland'
10 How things are done in England
11 How things are done in Northern Ireland
Recommendations
12 The Period of Notice
13 Informing and involving the community
14 Decision making
15 Numbers and effects on communities
16 Police costs
Appendices
A Written submissions
B Script for telephone attitude survey
C Meetings
D Extracts from Part V of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
E Examples of Orders of Exempt organisations made by local authorities
F Examples of codes of conduct of marching organisations
G Examples of band contracts of marching organisations
H Detailed statistics about the number of marches and parades
I Guidance for organisers - elements of a 'How To' guide

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