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Several pieces of legislation and parts of codes of practice all come together in that regard: the Standards in Scotland's Schools etc Act 2000, which contains a presumption of mainstream education; the recent code of practice on special educational needs; and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
However, the decision was made at the time of active consideration of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill, the access code and many other issues of burning interest and I am sure that those issues weighed heavily.
It is also the case that all public appointments, irrespective of which body the appointment is to, are governed by a code of practice that is monitored by independent commissioners for public appointments.
We will ask for further information first and once that information has been gathered, we will return to the petition. As the code of practice might have addressed SORRO's concerns, would it be appropriate to ask the organisation for its response to the code?
I am satisfied with the minister's assurance about the availability of codes of practice and guidance material, so I will not move amendment 111 either.
The council will be required to prepare, publish and keep under review employers' codes of conduct and practice. That will include a code of practice for all employers of social services staff, whether local authority, voluntary or private.
Either you have a ban or you do not. The voluntary code is all very well and it works in a lot of places, but there are a lot of factories, for instance, where the code is not adhered to, even though people are there all day.