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The Scottish Government has carefully considered the findings of the review by Laura Dunlop QC, James Hamilton’s Ministerial Code inquiry and the Scottish Parliament Harassment Committee’s report and is publishing its composite response today.
Tied Pubs (Fees and Financial Penalties) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [Draft] The instrument sets the maximum penalty that can be imposed on the landlord of a tied pub for breaching the Scottish pubs code. In correspondence with the Scottish Government, the committee queried two aspects of the regulations.
Sexual Harassment (Code of Conduct for MSPs and Staff) To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will consider producing a code of conduct for MSPs and staff regarding their behaviour in relation to sexual harassment.
Specifically on whether you can amend and add to the code, section 7(4) of the bill, which is on the effect of the code, allows for the Scottish ministers “to add a person or description of person” to the persons that the code has an effect upon.
Scottish Fiscal Commission Corporate Plan 2025-28 and Statement of Voluntary Application of the Code of Practice for Statistics.
Letter from the Chair of the Scottish Fiscal Commission to the Convener, 20 October 2025.
The private law adaptations included enabling tokenisation of rights, claims, and financial instruments through ‘ledger-based securities’ in Article 973 onwards of the Code of Obligations, which have been in force since 1 February 2021.
Part 2 - Automatic continuation of leases
Part 2 of the Bill replaces the common law rules of tacit relocation with a new statutory code.
The Policy Memorandum summarises the changes as follows:
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During evidence sessions with the Auditor General for Scotland and the Comptroller and Auditor General in February 2024, followed by the Scottish Government and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in April 2024, the Committee explored a number of issues including the behavioural impacts associated with the divergence of tax policy in Scotland compared with the rest of the UK, the reasons for employers applying incorrect tax codes...
Committee reports
Date published:
28 November 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/Draft)
Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (Scotland) Amendment Order 2023 (SSI 2023/361)
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 1) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/362 (C.24))
Code of Practice for the Welfar...