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The committee agreed that it is important to get this done quickly because it is important that it is added to the code of conduct. The committee has discussed the code of conduct in detail; the discussions were open and a report on them was presented to Parliament.
We require further debate, particularly once the CIO is appointed, to identify how best to respond to breaches of the code. I envisage the code acting more simply, as an overarching code that codifies and modifies how people in public bodies behave and allows them to recognise...
The bill would require that SNH submit the proposed code to ministers for approval. I understand SNH hope to be in a position to submit the code to ministers in the autumn.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients on the true waiting list have been given Availability Status Code (a) 2, (b) 3, (c) 4, (d) 8, (e) 9, (f) A and (g) X (temporary code) in each quarter since June 1999, broken down by NHS board area.
There is one item on the agenda: consideration of the remaining sections of the draft code of conduct, on paid advocacy and the enforcement of the code.