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Subject to the terms of the code, matters relating to the conduct of civil servants, including their appearance before Committees of the Scottish Parliament, are within the delegated responsibilities of the Scottish Executive.
Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Practice) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2001 (SSI 2001/175) The first item on the agenda is the consideration of Executive responses.
Section 76(5) states:"A relevant person must have regard to the code"in the circumstances indicated. It would be helpful for the code to be laid before the Parliament and widely consulted on.
The question was whether you would have a problem with the local plans having the same statutory status as the overall code. If a local plan is drawn up, it should have the same standing as the code.
Whether or not commercial information can be disclosed is considered on a case by case basis, under the terms of the Code of Practice on Access to Scottish Executive Information.
Do you have views on what the proposed code of practice should contain? I reiterate that, in the past, fabulous codes of practice have been widely read but widely ignored.