The Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 14) 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It retroactively pardons men convicted of sexual offences under obsolete sodomy laws now repealed in Scotland.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. Men convicted of these historical offences will now receive an automatic formal pardon on application.
The legislation was supported by the Labour Party, whose spokesperson, Daniel Johnson, described it as "an important step on the road to undoing the wrongs of history and building a more equal society". The Liberal Democrat spokesperson described it as striking down "one of the last remnants of a more prejudiced era".