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The Scottish Government will produce guidance for stakeholders to assist their understanding of the legislation and the application of the two codes. The main effect of the 2020 regulations is to adopt the EU list of invasive species of concern as the Scottish list of species of special concern and to enable the Scottish ministers to amend that list by reg...
Are we happy and content that, despite that unregulated aspect of the process, it followed the code of practice? Yes. Thank you. Are there any other questions?
Let me read out what the ministerial code of conduct says: “It is of paramount importance that Ministers give accurate and truthful information to the Parliament, correcting any inadvertent error at the earliest opportunity.”
Many young carers groups in my Lothian region have raised with me the delay to 2020-21 in delivering free bus travel to those in receipt of the young carers grant. I believe that ministers can look at that and that they should make it more of a priority.
The developments over the past few years have been such that we are probably approaching the point at which a refreshed code of guidance would be of significant value.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the inappropriate use of social unavailability codes by NHS boards to meet waiting times targets.