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Examples of what the codes might look like are available in the equivalent codes that were produced under the Freedom of Information Act 2000—those codes can be found on the Lord Chancellor's website.
We are on agenda item 1. On section 34, "Animal welfare codes", we asked the Executive why there is no provision for prior consultation on the revocation of a code, as there is for the publication of a code.
If we are to go down Lord James's suggested road of having a voluntary code, we should have more information from the people doing the lobbying on which to base that code.
I assure her that I am probably more aware than any other member is of the demands of not only our code of conduct but the register of interests and the ministerial code.
We intend to put that measure into the code of practice. However, the code will have to come back for discussion and approval, so if members have concerns, there will be an opportunity to raise them at that stage.
Is it COSLA's position that we cannot really make progress until we see what the code of practice says and that the Executive should publish the code of practice before we go any further?