Scotland: concerns over whether system fails sexual harassment victims

Warnings grow over impact of Alex Salmond case on the push for change brought about by #MeToo

Concerns have been raised over whether the system is failing victims of sexual harassment in Scotland as warnings intensify over the impact that the Alex Salmond saga has had on the momentum for change brought about by the #MeToo movement.

Those close to the recent inquiries into the handling of sexual harassment complaints against the former first minister stress the need to hold the Scottish government to account over promised policy changes, while a Guardian survey has found the Scottish National party (SNP) is the only party in Scotland that cannot provide evidence of overhauling its sexual harassment policy following the #MeToo revelations of November 2017.