Current status: Answered by Ash Regan on 30 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has not yet drafted the Voluntary Code of Practice on dismissing and replacing land-owning maintenance companies, following the Justice Committee’s inquiry in 2013 and the Scottish Government’s response to it.
The Scottish Government has prepared a draft Voluntary Code of Practice on dismissing and replacing land-owning land maintenance companies.
To ensure that the draft Code is fair and workable for all users we will seek views from consumer facing bodies and land owning land maintenance companies before we progress to publication.
Plans for engaging are underway.