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It agreed with the findings in fact and conclusion of the Commissioner that Rachael Hamilton MSP and Jackson Carlaw MSP did not breach the Code of Conduct. The Committee took the opportunity to remind all members of the confidentiality provisions at Section 7 of the Code of Conduct.
Sections 11 to 14: Information gathering
Section 11 deals with the powers of the Commissioner to gather information in relation to the actions of Police Scotland and the SPA to which the Code of Practice applies and to the actions they have taken to comply with the Code.
These matters require to be addressed fully in the Code of Practice. It also remains unclear how Regulation 2 will operate where the resident wished to have more than one Supporter, or more than one person puts themselves forward.