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The Scottish Ministerial Code, which was last revised in February 2002, provides a code of conduct and guidance on procedures for members of the Scottish Cabinet and Junior Scottish Ministers.
Section 34 deals with animal welfare codes. The committee will remember that the power to revoke will need to be used if a new code replaces an old one.
She acknowledges in her letter that she finds our new information to be interesting, particularly the draft code of conduct, and she welcomes the Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development's comment that he is keen to have some form of statutory underpinning for the draft code.
I recommend that the committee should go along the lines of the draft code, which suggests Pantone 300. That is an internationally recognised standard.
I want to raise the provisions of the code of practice. Part I of the code of practice states:"The approach to release of information should in all cases be based on the assumption that information should be released except where disclosure would not be in the public interest, as specified in Part II of the Code."
Surely the Parliament should be informed of any breach of the code that has taken place. Very small breaches of the code can be attended to before an appointment proceeds.
That the Parliament agrees that the following instruments be approved: the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 14) (Scotland) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/451); Standards in Public Life Code of Conduct; Councillor's Code (SE 2001/50); Standards in Public Life Code of Conduct; Member's Model Code (SE 2001/51).