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Potential changes to the Code of Conduct
The Committee is responsible for recommending changes to the Code of Conduct for MSPs for agreement by the Parliament as a whole.
Committee reports
Date published:
22 February 2021
Conclusions and Recommendations - Code of Practice on household waste recycling
The Committee welcomes the provision to create a statutory Code of Practice as a vehicle for greater standardisation of household waste recycling provision in Scotland, to improve local authority performance and help public understanding...
Unlike Codes, Guidance does not require to be laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament and is therefore much easier to keep up to date.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 November 2023
As the muirburn code would be central to the muirburn licensing scheme, the Committee believes that further information about the updated muirburn code would inform the Parliament’s consideration of the Bill.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 November 2025
Following the laying of the draft Code, it transpired that one of the statutory preconditions for the making of the draft Code appears not to have been fulfilled: the requirement in section 100BA(1)(a) of the 2020 Act that the Electoral Commission must consult the Scottish Parliament on a draft of the Code before submitting it to the Scottish Ministers for approval.
SPPAS052021R01
Code of Conduct Rule changes- Treatment of Others
A report to Parliament recommending Code of Conduct Rule changes in relation to the treatment of others.