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The purpose of the first two orders is to bring into force the revised codes for covert surveillance and property interference and covert human intelligence sources and to revoke the existing codes.
I am well aware of the terms of the ministerial code—I am probably more aware of them than Jackie Baillie is—and I do not consider that I breached the ministerial code.
Cross-Party Groups
Last updated:
15 May 2025
The rules for CPGs are in Section 6 of the Code of Conduct for MSPs. These explain how CPGs must be set up and how they work.
Although not subject to the LCM, the DPLRC also considered the following three clauses, given their links to areas of devolved competence—
Clause 49 (Code of Practice about the disclosure of information by public authorities);
Clause 133 (Power to make consequential amendments); and
Clause 137 (power to make transitional, transitory and saving provision) gi...
The Bill requires the Scottish Ministers to prepare a draft code of practice in connection with the discharge by the bodies of the functions imposed on them by regulations as described above.
Section 11 - Grant of muirburn licence
Section 11 provides that Scottish Ministers may grant a muirburn licence only if:
They consider it appropriate to do so, having regard in particular to the applicant's compliance with the Muirburn Code, and
And where the land in question is peatland, they are satisfied that muirburn is necessary for the specified purp...
'Local': the framework documents utilises the food law code of practice that states that 'local sales' should mean 'sales within the supplying establishment's own county/local authority area plus the greater of either the neighbouring county/local authority area or counties/local authority areas or 30 miles/50 kilometres from the boundary of the supplying e...
The Bill proposes to achieve this by:
lowering the threshold number of puppy litters that can be born before a breeder requires a dog breeders’ license from 5 to 3, thereby bringing more breeders within the current dog breeding licensing regime;
establishing a Scotland-wide puppy litter register and requiring anyone who breeds a litter of puppies to register the litter before advertising, selling or giving away any of the puppies; and
establishing a Code...
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Justice Committee
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations: Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2019
Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2019 (SSI 2019/283 (C.11))
Local Government and Communities Committee
Caravan Sites Act 1968 (Amendment of Definition of Caravan) (Scotland) Order 2019 (SSI 2019/295)
Rur...
The main role of the Commissioner will be to create a Code of Practice. This will oversee how ‘biometric data’ is acquired, kept, used and destroyed for criminal justice and policing purposes.