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There is a wide consultation requirement before being able to publish a code of practice. Scottish Ministers must consult publicly and solicit the views of local authorities and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, and the code of practice must be laid before the Parliament to allow scrutiny of the code.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 August 2025
There are a range of conditions involving sepsis which will not lead to a code A40 or A41, for example 'urosepsis' will be coded to N39.0 (urinary tract infection, site not specified).
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 April 2025
As a minister who is bound by the code but is not a decision maker in relation to the code, I view adherence to the code as my fundamental duty as a minister.
Schedule 11, Part 1 Paragraph 6 - Paragraph 6 (1) of Schedule 3B of the 1992 Act: Provision to issue a code of practice in connection with account information notices
Power conferred on: the Secretary of State
Power exercisable by: statutory code of practice
Parliamentary procedure: laying only
Provision
Paragraph 6(1) confers power on the Secretary of State to issue a code of practice in connection with account information notices.
They are otherwise required to conduct themselves in accordance with the relevant devolved or reserved Civil Service Code and in Scotland there is a Scottish Government Code of Conduct for Special Advisers.