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The previous section of your written evidence refers to the register of firms and solicitors who provide criminal legal assistance, and the code of conduct that solicitors must comply with to be registered.
Several of the remaining 34 boards have voluntary bans in place, as part of a conservation code. The problem with that is that if one recalcitrant proprietor breaks the code, the efforts of all the others will be undermined.
I have been a member of the Loch Lomond Association committee for many years and was involved in drafting the first code of conduct, which we published and distributed free of charge, long before a national park was ever thought of.
It is important to understand that there is a huge difference between putting something on a website—one needs a code number to get into it, by the way—and making a public statement.
Does it qualify as subordinate legislation? Is it a guide? Is it a code of practice?Why is the power to create offences being delegated to subordinate legislation rather than being included in the bill?
I note from your submission that changes that are being made to the civil service recruitment code may allow NDPB staff to transfer into the civil service, especially when they have worked closely with the civil service.
The minister has the right to establish a code of practice, and I hope that he sets the standard that, in the 20 years ahead, every railway station in Scotland must be accessible to disabled transport users and parents with pushchairs.