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Last updated: 11 June 2024

Social Security (Scotland) Bill As Introduced

Social Security (Scotland) Bill 17 Part 3—Supplementing assistance under other enactments (3) The maximum penalty that may be provided for in regulations under subsection (1) is, on summary conviction, a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. 44 Code of practice on investigations (1) The Scottish Ministers must publish a code of practice on investigations carried out by 5 virtue of section 43. (2) The Scottish Ministers— (a) must keep the code of practice under review, (b) may from time to time revise the code of practice. (3) Before publishing the code of practice, the Scottish Ministers must consult publicly on a 10 draft of the code. (4) The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as practicable after publication, lay before the Scottish Parliament a copy of the code of practice. (5) A court or tribunal in civil or criminal proceedings must take the code of practice into account when determining any question to which the code is relevant. 15 (6) Breach of the code of practice does not of itself give rise to grounds for any legal claim whatsoever. (7) Subsections (2) to (6) apply in relation to a revised code of practice as they apply in relation to the first published code of practice.
Questions and Answers Date answered: 12 February 2025

S6W-34153

The Code also outlines our policy on the personal use of Scottish Government IT facilities.
Questions and Answers Date answered: 15 November 2021

S6W-03155

Currently only a small number of countries require a QR code to be displayed.   S6W-03155
Last updated: 24 January 2024

Anonymity for deceased child victims Paper on international examples

The Code puts a duty on the presiding judge or justice to inform the victim, at the first reasonable opportunity to apply for an order.
Questions and Answers Date answered: 7 July 2025

S6W-38827

There has been no change to the principle use of the Government Car Service (GCS). The ministerial code was updated most recently in 2024 providing clarity on the expectation of ministers.The latest version of the ministerial code can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-ministerial-code-2024-edition/.
Official Report Meeting date: 21 January 2026

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 21 January 2026 [Draft]

We also get advice from the Scottish Parliament’s independent research body, the Scottish Parliament information centre, which allows the committee to be fully briefed about the issues that underpin a petition.Scottish Outdoor Access Code (Review) (PE2191) Scottish Outdoor Access Code (Review) (PE2191) The first new petition for consideration is PE2191, lodged by Robin Pettigrew, which calls on the Scottish Parliament to review the legislation concerning the Scottish outdoor access code in order to explicitly prohibit camping in a vehicle outside designated camping zones, and to make the provisions of the code legally enforceable by introducing dedicated enforcement teams and fines for code violations.The right of responsible access to land was introduced by the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 and is guided by the SOAC, which is a voluntary code of conduct.
Questions and Answers Date answered: 30 May 2024

S6W-27596

Given the Scottish Ministerial Code is not a formal complaints procedure, the Scottish Government does not maintain a central list of 'complaints' made under it.
Official Report Meeting date: 31 May 2023

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee 31 May 2023

My question is about the muirburn code. Some stakeholders have questioned why the bill requires licensees to “have regard to” the code rather than, for example, to “comply” with the code.
Questions and Answers Date answered: 2 December 2021

S6W-04505

The SPCB is currently reviewing the Code of Conduct and has asked officials to provide advice on this matter.  
Official Report Meeting date: 5 March 2025

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 05 March 2025

The act permits the Scottish ministers to make codes of practice for protecting animals, and the “Code of Practice for the Welfare of Equidae” was published in 2009.

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