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Confidentiality of reports from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards for Public Life in Scotland
The Committee was concerned about breaches of the Code of Conduct in relation to disclosure and confidentiality.
However, the Committee accepts that this does not have a bearing on the Commissioner's final conclusion in relation to the Code of Conduct.
While the circumstances surrounding this complaint do not constitute a breach of the Code of Conduct, the complainers did ask that the material they sent to Liz Smith be treated ...
Written Statement Determination
The current Code of Conduct contains among its volumes a determination made under the Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (the Act).
In terms of the approach to developing this code, Police Scotland may determine the extent to which they will rely upon their existing non-statutory manual of guidance, or adopting the Vetting Code of Practice which applies in England and Wales.
The Bill also includes a duty to publish the Code of Ethics and to review the Code from time to time, but no later than 5 years from the date of the current version. 43.
Instead the industry has been largely left to self regulate in the form of the Code of Good Practice. The Code of Good Practice does not contain any detail on how to comply with welfare law.