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I accept that it is an important point, but Iain Smith was—albeit for a rather brief period—a minister in the previous Administration, and he knows very well that it is a feature of the Scottish ministerial code that the fact and the content of legal advice should not be commented upon.
In accordance with section 3 of the code of conduct, I ask Aileen Campbell whether she has any interests to declare that are relevant to the remit of the committee.
I will ask the working group that is to update the code of practice to include guidance in the code that sets out best practice for how health boards could work with local authorities and other organisations in their areas to produce and promote information about the support that is available to anyone in their areas...
It must be able to be used by the household 24 hours a day and, importantly, it must be suitable for occupation by children.The “Code of Guidance on Homelessness” provides further statutory guidance to local authorities.
That is one of the founding principles of the Parliament, and the Parliament's code of conduct for MSPs, which was approved by the Parliament, states that all MSPs are equal, regardless of how they are elected.
Moreover, the Committee has agreed to hold evidence sessions in Autumn 2025 on the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised Code of Practice arsing from the the judgment in For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v the Scottish Ministers (Respondent).
I would love to have a really fancy model that is nicely coded up, but we do not. We have big 60 or 70-page Excel spreadsheets that are a nightmare to get through.
The people who will be involved in implementation—in feeding into the secondary legislation, developing the code of practice and putting in place the required changes to services—will also be key to the carrying out of a review.
Of course, the power will be accompanied by clear guidance in the code of practice, which will make it clear that the power should be used in line with the principle of least restriction and with guidance on reporting to the Mental Welfare Commission.