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As set out in Section 24 of the 2016 Act, the Tenant Farming Commissioner’s role is to:
prepare codes of practice on agricultural holdings
promote the codes of practice
inquire into alleged breaches of the codes of practice
prepare a report on the operation of agents of landlo...
This framework includes the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002; the Scottish Ministerial Code; the Civil Service Code; the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011; the Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006; the Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish ...
The Commissioner will also be required to gain the approval of the Scottish Ministers before the code is finalised. Any changes to the code would be made by the Commissioner following consultation. 31.
The commissioner expressed some concern about the Government’s response to the consultation on the code of practice, which suggested removing from the code the methods and practices that are used by the Scottish ministers in making appointments, because the “code is stifling i...
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.