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In accordance with section 3 of the code of conduct for members of the Scottish Parliament, I invite members to declare interests that are relevant to the committee’s remit.
I call on Joe FitzPatrick to move motion S4M-12337, on approval of the Scottish regulators’ strategic code of practice. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees that the Scottish Regulators’ Strategic Code of Practice be approved.
All member appointments will be made after fair and open competition and regulated by the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in 9 This document relates to the South of Scotland Enterprise Bill (SP Bill 41) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 24 October 2018 Public Life in Scotland, and the Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodi...
Consumer Scotland will not be a regulator and so would not be taking enforcement action itself, although it could work with regulators. It may wish to develop a code of practice for advice providers, but this would be an operational decision.
However, by itself it does not guarantee a decent income. For example, a person can be in receipt of the living wage, but on a zero-hours or part-time contract and, therefore, not in receipt of an adequate income.
The £74 million will therefore remain held in reserve and will be available for deployment in the future to address any shortfalls in tax receipts. In accordance with our agreement with HM Treasury, the income tax position has been funded in full in line with the forecast.