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That builds on the work of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014, the “Victims’ Code for Scotland” and the £18 million that the Scottish Government spends each year on supporting the victims of crime through agencies such as Victim Support Scotland.
Our amendment calls for Parliament to have a key role in establishing the bank’s ethical investment code—the implementation plan refers to that merely as a backstop, but in our view it should be enshrined in the primary legislation that establishes the bank.
I have had to work hard with IJB members so that they appreciate that an IJB is a board and that certain responsibilities go with that—they sign a code of conduct, for example, and a lot flows from that.
They include the commissioning and delivery of forestry research and science; the protection of trees from pests and diseases; and agreement on codes and standards for the sustainable management of our forests.
For example, our compliance officer has daily discussions with Ofcom on different—and, indeed, new—parts of the code. When the code changes we seek advice, and we also regularly contribute to Ofcom’s consultations.
We should consider the social cost of the problem and the reasons why the code is not adhered to. We should consider what is needed to improve the voluntary code and, importantly, its enforcement, and whether it should be made mandatory.
Unless pressure is applied, retailers will not enforce the reasonable code of practice. The code is not utterly unreasonable; it just specifies parameters for displaying such material.