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The Agricultural Industries Confederation’sCode of Practice for the Manufacture of Safe Compound Animal Feedingstuffsis a voluntary code. Hence the relationship between the code and free trade is nota matter for the Scottish Executive.
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.
The Procedures Committee is still fine tuning the details of the procedures for laying the draft code of practice and for reporting breaches of the code, as he reported to us at our last meeting.
The minister will be aware that there is a great deal of concern about the repeal of the code. The previous Minister for Education and Young People promised consultation on the matter.
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."
A partnership approach will be taken through the Human Resources Forum (HRF), to discuss implications on whether the code should be voluntary or compulsory.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 November 2002
As set out in the code, the assumption is that information should be released except where disclosure would not be in the public interest, as specified in Part II of the code.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to introduce a code of conduct outlining minimum standards of ethical practice to which all companies directly and indirectly contractually involved with public sector projects must conform and what issues any such code would cover.