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Dr Genevieve Lennon, Scottish Institute of Policing Research (SIPR) told the Committee that whilst a statutory code “is symbolically important”, it would be strengthened by being a discipline code, which would require some reworking of the current code.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 November 2019
This means that if the Scottish Parliament refuses to approve the first draft code that is laid, there would be a period during which there is still no code in place.
Details of what the notifications must include would be identified in the Code of Practice, including timescales, but could be subject to future change.
It has a particular focus on the various human rights of trans people (and sometimes other groups) that would be placed at significant risk if the EHRC’s proposed Code of Practice produced following the ruling were to be made statutory.
The promotion of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code (SOAC) Publication 2005 - Scottish Outdoor Access Code.pdf (outdooraccess-scotland.scot) is, in our view, sufficient.
As you are aware from my letter of 2 February, the complaint relates to a meeting on 10 December 2025 and raised queries as to whether the CPG has complied with the requirement of the Code of Conduct for MSPs in relation to advance notification of CPG meetings being provided and the meeting being open to all registered members of the Group.