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Normally this is done by mutual agreement. A copy of the SPS Code of Conduct is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 45231).
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 November 2007
I may be incorrect, but I do not think that the ministerial code covers it either. Mr Brownlee started to ask what read-across there is to the ministerial code.
One of the points that he raised was that you cannot wholly apply the code unofficially, because to follow the letter of the code you need to have an OCPAS assessor involved throughout the process.
However, if a firm is not in that position, it must request a user identification from us, and we have to post an authentication code out to it. It is all to do with system security.
There are complexities with regard to legislative competence and policy that will require careful consideration and the Parliament might wish to look again at such issues in the future. We also looked in detail at the “Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament” and it is clear that, as the code presently...
The Lord Advocate has indicated what the Scottish Government’s view is, as is his function and as he is entitled to do under the ministerial code. There is also a range of other views.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 January 2011