Amendment 44, which amends section 5(1) on page 3, line 32 of the bill, seeks clarification that prior to the issuing of any guidance to councils by the standards commission—to assist councils in fulfilling their duty to promote and assist councillors in observing the councillors' code on the highest standards of conduct—councils and professional associations such as the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and General Managers and the Society of Local Authority Lawyers and Administrators in Scotland...