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The last time that I was the youngest member present at anything was at a Val Doonican concert, so that gives some indication of the cycle of life.In accordance with section 3 of the “Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament”, the first item of business is to invite members to declare any interests that are relevant to the committee’s remit.
The code, which was last revised in December 2011, provides a code of conduct and guidance on procedures for members of the Scottish Government and Junior Scottish Ministers.
Napoleon had le grande chiffre—the great code. Common letters of the alphabet were not always coded in the same way, so that people could not break it by analysing frequency.
That is why on EU victims day we published the first “Victims’ Code for Scotland”. We appreciate that it is the first code and that it will evolve over time.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 December 2011
The Code, which was last revised in June 2008, provides a code of conduct and guidance on procedures for members of the Scottish Government and Junior Scottish Ministers.
Some consultant lobbying firms have their own voluntary codes. Should the responsibility for registering lie with those being lobbied, lobbyists or both?