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I very much welcome the fact that the Groceries Code Adjudicator is part of the UK’s legislative processes, and the European Commission is watching the adjudicator closely to see what we can learn and whether we need to lay down EU common rules and a framework for other member states.
In accordance with section 3 of the code of conduct for members of the Scottish Parliament, I ask her to declare any interests that are relevant to the committee’s remit.
A lot of the engagement is between our officials and civil servants, and there is a code that governs that. I come back to my earlier point about independence and impartiality.
We know that its investigations are on-going, and it is important that those are completed swiftly.One key part of an audit is that it is based on compliance with the code of audit practice that the Accounts Commission and I set for public auditors in Scotland.
One of the provisions in that bill, on the code of practice, is welcome. That could involve significant stakeholder engagement around promoting the principles of the legislation.