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On the assertion that Ken Macintosh has just made that, for as long as civil servants are bound by a code of confidentiality, we cannot adopt the welcome practice of Hutton and now Fraser of disclosing civil service advice, is it not the case that the current code of practice leaves it open to the Executive to publis...
We visited licensed premises to see how a voluntary code of practice outlawing irresponsible drinks promotions is working in practice.As well as discussing the operation of the code with licensees, I was able to see at first hand the problems that the police face in keeping public order and ensuring public safety whe...
The existing text would then go on to say that,"where there is openness, ‘leaks' of information are not an issue. Many of the ills listed in the Code of Conduct arising from restricting the open flow of material are therefore avoided."
Such legislation will create a whole panoply of laws, regulations, codes, guidelines, rights, duties, exemptions, exceptions, provisos, conditions and qualifications that will turn our countryside into a legal battleground.
First, in relation to the role of the existing Commissioner for Public Appointments, only about a third of public appointments in Scotland currently come under her ambit and the code of conduct and open, democratic, transparent process of appointment that she insists upon.
How many more of those targets will not be met? Apart from a code of conduct for local government, there are no initiatives to address the failures of predominantly Labour-controlled councils.
Those issues are very relevant to the wider debate on looked-after children, and we shall return to them.The biggest sin of omission in the bill, however, is the failure to give a voice to the children who are involved in the adoption process.