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N/A Convener Contact Details Name Bob Doris MSP Parliamentary M5.09 address The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP Telephone 0131 348 6547 number Statement on Compliance with The Code Of Conduct I declare that the Cross-Party Group on PALLIATIVE CARE is constituted and will comply with the terms of Section 6 of the Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament.
N/A Convener Contact Details Name Clare Adamson MSP Parliamentary Room M4.10 address Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP Telephone number 0131 348 6377 Statement on Compliance with The Code Of Conduct I declare that the Cross-Party Group on is constituted and will comply with the terms of Section 6 of the Code of...
It allows considerable freedom to those who are charged with making public appointments, as long as they respect the code’s three principles of merit, integrity, and, thirdly, diversity and equality.
The re-laid instrument has the same title as the withdrawn instrument. On 28 January 2026, a draft code of conduct was provided to the Committee by correspondence.
Committee reports
Date published:
18 December 2025
Conclusion
The Committee concluded that the breach of the Code of Conduct in this instance was sufficiently serious to merit the recommendation of a sanction.
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Code of Practice on Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture, and Future Farming Investment Scheme.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 September 2020
The Committee also agrees with the Commissioner's conclusions—
That the conduct set out in the first part of the complaint was a breach of the Code of Conduct and the Members Interest Act 2006; and
That the conduct set out in the second part of the complaint was not a breach of the Code or the Act.
The legal opinion by Roddy Dunlop KC underlines the MSP Code’s ambiguity in section 9.1; current limitations on committee removal procedures reveal the need for clearer accountability for conveners and depute conveners, to remove the need for MSPs like me to seek advice that highlights these gaps.