Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Act 2018

{{short description|Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

The Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Act 2018 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament. It retroactively pardons men convicted of sexual offences under obsolete sodomy laws now repealed in Scotland. It came into effect in 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-50002745|title=Pardon for gay men convicted under abolished laws|last=Alderson|first=Reevel|date=2019-10-15|access-date=2019-10-15|language=en-GB}} Men convicted of these historical offences will now receive an automatic formal pardon on application.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/15/scotland-automatic-pardon-gay-bisexual-sodomy-convictions/|title=Gay and bi men convicted under abolished homophobic laws to be pardoned in Scotland|last=Powys Maurice|first=Emma|date=2019-10-15|website=PinkNews|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-10-15}}