A consultation on the future of the Code was held in 1999.The then Deputy Minister for Education and Young People, in response to questionS1W-30420 on 9 October 2002, announced the repeal of the code in 2 phases on 9 October 2002.Teacher unions were consulted at all stages of the process.All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found athttp://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.