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The Scottish Government has already appointed Inspectors of Burial, Cremation and Funeral Directors, who are intended to inspect the funeral sector against the relevant regulations, codes of practice and guidance once prepared and in law.
In terms of the approach to developing this code, Police Scotland may determine the extent to which they will rely upon their existing non-statutory manual of guidance, or adopting the Vetting Code of Practice which applies in England and Wales.
The Bill also includes a duty to publish the Code of Ethics and to review the Code from time to time, but no later than 5 years from the date of the current version. 43.
It is all very straightforward, and appropriate actions are being taken to encourage the required compliance with the code of conduct. Compliance is required, yes.
They need to consult me before the code is changed. I think that the code should be refreshed to keep it relevant to the particular issues of the moment.
My question is about the muirburn code. Some stakeholders have questioned why the bill requires licensees to “have regard to” the code rather than, for example, to “comply” with the code.
In January and February 2025, the Committee consider Cross-Party Groups' compliance with the rules set out in Section 6 of the Code of Conduct. The Committee was concerned about the rate of non-compliance and agreed to withdraw recognition from a number of Groups that had failed to meet the requirements of the Code, ...
Committee reports
Date published:
14 September 2017
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