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The Commission remains focused on enforcing compliance with the Codes of Conduct and promoting the ethical standards framework to assist councillors and members of devolved public bodies to achieve the highest ethical standards.
Time spent on Other Matters
Other MattersType of businessNumber of meetings or parts of meetingsHrsMinDecision Time1061030Points of order61235Committee announcement4013Time for Reflection36213Motion without notice44030Election of First Minister1058Elections/ Appointment of Ministers and Junior Ministers3117Oaths and Affirmations1001Complaint1016Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator1001Motion of Condolence1110Motion of No Confidence2029Anniversary of the Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II1004Environmental Standards Scotland (Appointment of Board Members)1001Poverty and Inequality Commission (Chair)2001Appointment of Scottish Information Commissioner1002Appointment of Scottish Land Commissioners1029Standards Commission for Scotland (Appointment of Member)1002His Majesty the King1001Total time spent on other matters2053
Conclusion
A finding of a breach of the 2006 Act and the Code of Conduct is a serious matter. Acknowledging the efforts made by Jackson Carlaw MSP to act with propriety, the Committee is of the view that its agreement with the Commissioner on the finding of a breach is sanction enough.
This valuable work will help to inform the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner’s future statutory code of practice for the use of technologies in policing which collect biometric data.
Background
The Committee published a report on 14 November 2018 in which it committed to review the Code of Conduct with the aim of strengthening its rules on confidentiality of documents and the disclosure rules relating to MSP complaints.
*S5M-12389 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Code of Conduct for Councillors That the Parliament agrees that the Code of Conduct for Councillors (SG/2018/65) — be approved.
Does the committee agree to take in private, at a future meeting, consideration of revisions to the guidance on the code of conduct for MSPs and consideration of its approach to petition PE1949, which calls for a review of the rules concerning dual mandate MSPs?