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The distinction to draw is between a non-statutory code that is operated informally and internally, and a statutory code that has an independent and powerful commissioner and a limited ministerial veto.
Members indicated agreement.Executive Responses Executive ResponsesStandards in Public Life Code of Conduct: Members' Model Code (SE 2001/51) Standards in Public Life Code of Conduct: Members' Model Code (SE 2001/51) We talked about the model code at the previous meeting.
There is a logic to that approach—if a code of practice is good for one part of the inspectorate's functions, a similar code should be good for another part as well.
We should know what the position is, it should be transparent and there should be codes of practice. Interim codes of practice are at the heart of this proposed bill, but this committee never sees those codes.