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25 March 2026
Letter from the Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans dated 25 March 2026
In preparing the revised Code we have also taken account of feedback from civil society and public sector stakeholders.
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22 September 2023
Cross-Party Group Best Practice Guidance
Question: What happens if the CPG does not comply with the Code of Conduct? Advice Any CPGs that are not adhering to the Code will be notified to the SPPA Committee, the Committee will then decide what action should be taken against CPGs, the Convener of the Group may be invited to a formal committee meeting to discuss why the Code is not being adhered to.
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20 February 2025
SPCB Minute 14 March 2024
The SPCB met to conclude its investigation into public complaints about Michael Matheson MSP’s use of the Reimbursement of Members’ Expenses Scheme, use of SPCB facilities and services, and breaches of SPCB policies; assigned to them to investigate and determine under the Code of Conduct (described in the relevant legislation and the Code of Conduct as “excluded complaints”). 2.
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9 October 2024
Funerals CPG meeting 13 March 2024 minutes
It is up to Scottish FDs who are responsible for the deceased person and who are dealing with online/cross-border firms to let those business know what they are responsible for under the Code and ultimately they are responsible for meeting the Code.
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2 June 2023
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The tags are made up of high-contrasting coloured squares on a black background, similar in appearance to a QR code. Unlike with QR codes, users don’t need to know exactly where a tag is to be able to read it.
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8 February 2024
SPCB 2024 Paper 01 Annex A SCS Draft Strategic Plan
What we do The role of the Standards Commission is to: ◗ encourage high ethical standards in public life through the promotion and enforcement of the Codes of Conduct; ◗ issue guidance to councils and devolved public bodies; and ◗ adjudicate on alleged breaches of the Codes of Conduct, and where a breach is found, to...
Official Report
Meeting date:
26 April 2022
Finance and Public Administration Committee 26 April 2022
As a minister who is bound by the code but is not a decision maker in relation to the code, I view adherence to the code as my fundamental duty as a minister.
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3 June 2025
SPBill72S062025
Codes of practice 15 Proactive publication duty and publication code After section 60 (code of practice as to functions under this Act) of the FOI Act insert— 15 “60A Proactive publication duty (1) A Scottish public authority must take reasonable steps to— (a) organise and keep up to date the information, relevant to its functions, which it holds, and (b) make that information available to the public in an accessible form and 20 manner, (the “proactive publication duty”). (2) In complying with the proactive publication duty, a Scottish public authority must— (a) comply with any code of practice issued by the Commissioner under 25 section 60B, and (b) have due regard to how members of the public would be likely to access the information that the authority holds. 60B Code of practice on publication (1) The Commissioner must prepare a draft code of practice setting out how a 30 Scottish public authority is to comply with the proactive publication duty (the “publication code”). (2) The publication code must in particular specify— (a) information which a Scottish public authority must publish in the public interest, 35 (b) how that information should be made available and searchable, and (c) how long that information should be available for. 6 Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill (3) The Commissioner may not issue the publication code unless— (a) the Commissioner has consulted— (i) the Keeper of the Records of Scotland, (ii) any Scottish public authority listed in schedule 1 or such persons 5 as appear to the Commissioner to represent those authorities, (iii) any person designated by means of an order under section 5, (iv) the Scottish Ministers, and (v) such other persons as appear to the Commissioner to be relevant, and 10 (b) a draft of the publication code has been laid before and approved by 1 resolution of the Parliament. (4) A Scottish public authority must comply with the publication code. (5) The Commissioner must lay a draft publication code before the Parliament within 12 months of this section coming into force. 15 (6) The Commissioner may from time to time publish a revised publication code, and references in this Act to a publication code include references to a revised publication code.”. 16 Freedom of information officer After section 61 (code of practice as to the keeping, management and destruction of 20 records) of the FOI Act insert— “P ART 6A F REEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICERS 61A Designation of a freedom of information officer (1) A Scottish public authority must designate a freedom of information officer. 25 (2) When designating a freedom of information officer, the authority must have regard to the professional qualities of the proposed officer, in particular— (a) the proposed officer’s expert knowledge of freedom of information law and practice, and (b) the ability of the proposed officer to perform the tasks mentioned in 30 section 61C. (3) The authority must provide the officer’s name and correspondence address to the Commissioner. 61B Position of freedom of information officer (1) A Scottish public authority must ensure that the freedom of information officer 35 is involved, properly and in a timely manner, in all matters which relate to access to information. (2) The matters referred to in subsection (1) include, but are not limited to, the proactive disclosure of information and the disclosure of information on request under this Act. 7 Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill (3) The authority must provide the freedom of information officer with the necessary resources to enable the freedom of information officer to— (a) perform the tasks mentioned in section 61C, and (b) maintain their expert knowledge of freedom of information law and 5 practices. (4) The authority— (a) must ensure that the freedom of information officer does not receive any instructions which conflict with their duties and responsibilities mentioned in section 61C, 10 (b) may allow the freedom of information officer to perform a task or fulfil 1 a duty other than those mentioned in 61C, but must ensure that such tasks or duties do not conflict with their duties and responsibilities under section 61C, (c) must not dismiss or penalise the freedom of information officer for 15 performing the tasks mentioned in section 61C. (5) The freedom of information officer, in the performance of this role, must report to the highest management level of the authority. 61C Tasks of freedom of information officer (1) The freedom of information officer must— 20 (a) inform and advise any officer, employee or agent of the authority on their obligations under this Act, (b) provide advice to the authority on its compliance with— (i) its duties under this Act, (ii) any code of practice issued under section 60, 60B or 61 of this 25 Act, and (iii) any policy adopted by the authority in relation to the matters specified in sub-paragraphs (i) or (ii), (c) report to a senior level within the authority on the authority’s compliance with the matters listed in paragraph (b), and 30 (d) provide such assistance as the Commissioner may reasonably require in the exercise of their functions under this Act. (2) In relation to any policy adopted by the authority as mentioned in subsection (1)(b), the freedom of information officer’s tasks include— (a) assigning responsibilities under those policies, 35 (b) raising the public’s awareness of relevant rights and duties, (c) training staff involved in the authority’s performance of its duties under this Act, and (d) conducting audits required under those policies.”. 8 Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill Miscellaneous and supplemental 17 Disclosure of information to Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, Information Commissioner or to Audit Scotland (1) In section 63 (disclosure of information to Scottish Public Services Ombudsman or to 5 Information Commissioner), after paragraph (b) insert “or (c) Audit Scotland any information so obtained or furnished if it appears to the Commissioner that the information relates to a matter which is, or could, fall within its powers under the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000.”. 10 (2) The title of section 63 becomes “Disclosure of information to Scottish Public Services 1 Ombudsman, Information Commissioner or Audit Scotland”. 18 Offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure In section 65 (offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure) of the FOI Act— 15 (a) after subsection (1) insert— “(1A) A person to whom this subsection applies who, with the intention of preventing the disclosure of information were that information to be requested under section 1, destroys or procures the destruction of a record held by a Scottish public authority, is guilty of an offence.”, 20 (b) in subsection (2), for “Subsection (1) applies” substitute “Subsections (1) and (1A) apply”, (c) in subsection (3), after “subsection (1)” insert “or (1A)”. 19 Time limit for proceedings In section 65A (time limit for proceedings) of the FOI Act— 25 (a) for subsection (2) substitute— “(2) No such proceedings may be commenced more than 3 years after the commencement of a criminal investigation in relation to the offence or alleged offence.”, (b) subsection (3) is repealed. 30 Final provisions 20 Ancillary provision (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make any incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision they consider appropriate for the purposes of, in connection with or for giving full effect to this Act. 35 (2) Regulations under this section may make different provision for different purposes. (3) Regulations under this section are subject to the negative procedure. 21 Interpretation In this Act, “the FOI Act” means the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. 9 Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill 22 Commencement (1) This section and sections 1 to 7, 8(c), 9 to 11, 13, 14, 17 to 20, 21, 23 come into force on the day after Royal Assent. (2) The remaining provisions of this Act come into force— 5 (a) at the end of a period of 12 months beginning with the day of Royal Assent, or (b) on such earlier day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint. (3) Regulations under this section may— (a) include transitional, transitory or saving provision, (b) make different provision for different purposes. 10 23 Short title 1 The short title of this Act is the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Act 2025.
Official Report
Meeting date:
19 November 2024
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 19 November 2024
The other thing about training is that the code covers a lot. There are seven sections to the councillor’s code.
Last updated:
26 September 2023
SLC Chair Extension response
Scottish Ministers are responsible for making appointments in accordance with the Ethical Standards Commissioner’s Code of Practice and Guidance (“the ESC code”), and all other applicable legislation which in this case is the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”).
