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The role of the Standards Commission is to promote high ethical standards in public life through the promotion and enforcement of Codes of Conduct for councillors and members of devolved public bodies.
Depending on their activities, they may also have to comply with the requirements of statutory bodies (such as the Scottish Housing Regulator or the Financial Conduct Authority), as well as the rules and codes of practice of professional or trade bodies (such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors or the Property Managers Association Scotland).
The Law Society indicated that much of Police Scotland’s approach will require to be embedded in its non-statutory Code of Ethics, and it supports the recommendation by Dame Elish Angiolini in her final report on her independent review of Police Complaints Handling, Investigations and Misconduct Issues, that the code...
The Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland investigated the complaint and found that Rachael Hamilton had not breached the Code of Conduct for MSPs.
Decisions of the Committee
The Committee is unanimous in the decision reached on the complaint.
The Committee asks the Scottish Police Authority to review how Police Scotland demonstrates that its officers and staff are adhering to the values outlined in its Policing Values and Police Reform code of ethics.
The Auditor General for Scotland and Accounts Commission will publish a revised Code in June 2026. 39. We will then start procurement for the next audit appointments under the new Code, which will apply from the 2027/28 audits for a five-year term.
It has been developed with input from clinicians across a range of disciplines coding of Long COVID can have and includes instruction on the appropriate codes for use within the ‘Vision’ and ‘EMIS PCS’ on the accuracy of prevalence primary care information systems.
The requirements for a declaration of interest are set out in the code of conduct for members, and whether a declaration should be made is a matter for each member, and not one for the chair to rule on.
The requirements for a declaration of interest are set out in the code of conduct for members, and whether a declaration should be made is a matter for each member, and not one for the chair to rule on.