Police end practice of classing people with HIV as 'contagious' on intelligence database
Police Scotland will stop classifying people with HIV as “contagious” after the practice was uncovered by a leading charity.HIV Scotland chief executive Nathan Sparling welcomed the decision and said people should not be the victims of 1980s-style stigma.He said: “Systemic issues must be rooted out.”Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the pink box near the top of this article.Alternatively, you can visit our newsletter sign up-centre.