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Scottish Government apologises to Nordic Model Now!

The Scottish Government has issued an apology to Nordic Model Now! after partially upholding their complaint regarding the omission of crucial evidence in the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill report. The bill, proposed by Ash Regan MSP, aimed to implement the Nordic model, decriminalising sex selling while criminalising buying. The committee's failure to include testimony from survivor Amanda Quick raised concerns about bias. The director of parliamentary business acknowledged a "failure" in processing evidence but maintained there was "no evidence of any bias." The investigation highlighted weaknesses in the evidence tracking system.

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