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There has been no material change to the legislation that would require a re-issue of the code, however, the Scottish Government has taken the opportunity to strengthen the code, which makes more comprehensive and enhanced guidance available to proper persons.
Scottish Ministers must consult on the code in preparing it, explicitly including local authorities and SEPA, and must lay a draft code in the Scottish Parliament for a minimum period of 40 days before its completion (with no account to be taken of time when Parliament is dissolved or in recess for more than 4 days)....
It engages directly with councillors and members via quarterly standards updates, news updates and blogs, training events, and when dealing with enquires on how the codes of conduct should be interpreted.
It engages directly with councillors and members via quarterly standards updates, news updates and blogs, training events, and when dealing with enquires on how the codes of conduct should be interpreted.