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It will need to be upgraded to the existing code of practice plus” and, while “the capital investment is broadly in line with the existing code of practice […] the upgraded code will need more”5Scottish Parliament. (2023).
It made no recommendations but noted that the original draft of this instrument, which was laid on 4 December 2025, was withdrawn and the present version was re-laid to enable a draft Code to be provided to the lead committee to aid its scrutiny of the draft instrument.
In his written representations, and in the course of his in-person representations to the Committee, Mr Matheson set out matters for the Committee’s consideration in determining whether or not to recommend any sanctions further to the SPCB’s findings of breaches of the Code.
Decision on taking business in private, Committee Substitutes, Future parliamentary procedures and practices, Code of Conduct Rule Changes, Correspondence.
This change would mean that complaints about MSPs' own staff would henceforth be treated as though they had always been covered by the Code of Conduct in relation to complaints about sexual harassment.
The Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland investigated the complaint and found that Annie Wells had breached paragraphs 12, 15 and 16 of Section 7 of the Code of Conduct for MSPs .
Annexe B to this report containing the Commissioner's full report and appendices is incorporated in and forms part of this report.
No points arising
Local Government and Communities
Code of Conduct for Councillors (SG/2018/65)
Rural Economy and Connectivity
Plant Health (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018 (SSI 2018/112)
The interim guides have to be turned into formal codes of practice in consultation with the bodies that I have mentioned before and those codes of practice have to be published and promoted.