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Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee Consideration
The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the Code at its meeting on 9 January 2024 and made no recommendations in relation to the Code.
Code of Conduct for Councillors
At its meeting on 5 October 2021 (7th meeting, 2021), the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee considered the Code of Conduct for Councillors (the Code).
What we do The role of the Standards Commission is to: ◗ encourage high ethical standards in public life through the promotion and enforcement of the Codes of Conduct; ◗ issue guidance to councils and devolved public bodies; and ◗ adjudicate on alleged breaches of the Codes of Conduct, and where a breach is found, to...
Committee reports
Date published:
28 November 2019
This means that if the Scottish Parliament refuses to approve the first draft code that is laid, there would be a period during which there is still no code in place.
The redraft does not involve the alteration or removal of any of the Code’s current rules.
The Committee proposes that the current four-volume Code be replaced with a single, standalone document which contains all of the rules that MSPs must abide by.
The Committee would remind you that it takes compliance with the Code of Conduct by Cross-Party Groups very seriously and would urge you to ensure that there are no further breaches with the code of conduct for the remainder of the session.
For those undertaking the works, there is national Code of Practice for safety at road works, “Safety At Street Works And Road Works; A Code of Practice 2013” which outlines the requirements for these situations.