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We were unhappy about being asked to agree to the instrument without sight of the code of conduct. In the end, the motion to approve the instrument was not moved and the instrument was relaid, along with the draft code a short while later.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 February 2026
Professor Andersen pointed to the success of the Flow Country Partnership in developing "the first joint peatland code peatland restoration on a common grazings".
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has published a Prosecution Code1Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. (2001). Prosecution Code. Retrieved from https://www.copfs.gov.uk/publications/prosecution-code/ setting out general criteria for prosecution decision making.
The Commission would need sufficient time to prepare and consult on any Code, ahead of the laws coming into force.”4Electoral Commission Scotland. (2024).
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has published a Prosecution Code1Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. (2001). Prosecution Code. Retrieved from https://www.copfs.gov.uk/publications/prosecution-code/ setting out general criteria for prosecution decision making.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 November 2023
The Committee agrees with the IUCN Peatland Programme’s recommendation that the muirburn code should set out what methods of vegetation control should be considered as part of the application assessment.
Nature Scotland, decision making procedures for conservation objectives, Scottish Regulators Strategic Code of Practice, Right First Time..
PE1895_D Petitioner submission of 22 January 2022.
Nature Scotland, decision making procedures for conservation objectives, Scottish Regulators Strategic Code of Practice, Right First Time..
PE1895_B Petitioner submission of 26 October 2021.