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A key part of the project that we will get into more fundamentally during 2026, following the consultation on the code and after we hear the views of the Parliament and others, is the procurement of audit services once the code is settled.
In accordance with section 3 of the “Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament”, I invite Alex Neil to declare any interests that are relevant to the committee’s remit.
In accordance with section 3 of the “Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament”, I invite members to declare any interests that are relevant to the remit of the committee.
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.
Each year, both Scottish income tax receipts and the BGA will initially be based on a forecast and then reconciled to actual receipts collected which will become known around 15 months after the end of the financial year in question.
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.