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Committee reports
Date published:
29 January 2018
Subordinate Legislation - Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Equipment Interference – Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2018
This is the first code of practice to be made by the Scottish Ministers in relation to equipment interference.
Official Report
Meeting date:
26 January 2017
Justice Sub-Committee on Policing 26 January 2017
That will be an important aspect of the evaluation of the code. The code does not say that a search must be stopped when a child becomes distressed.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 June 2020
Proposal for a Committee Bill – Complaints against MSPs – amendment of the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Act 2002 - Current arrangements
As noted above, the recent revisions to the Code of Conduct introduced a standard of behaviour in relation to MSPs’ own staff, requiring MSPs to treat their own staff with courtesy and respect.
Official Report
Meeting date:
24 April 2024
Criminal Justice Committee 24 April 2024
I think that, in relation to how the police and, in criminal cases, CAAPD investigate complaints for which the section 164 code of practice is relevant, something like that code should be included in the bill.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 September 2017
Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill - Ministerial public appointments
When the requirements of the Code of Practice are not met, the Commissioner can intervene.
Last updated:
11 June 2025
PE2138_B
PE2138/B: Make publicly owned buildings accessible for people with colour blindness Petitioner written submission, 5 June 2025 The reason for the petition has been the difficulty experienced by me and other colour blind people in dealing with a world in which information is often provided in a colour coded way. This can involve situations such as toilet do...
Official Report
Meeting date:
12 November 2019
Justice Committee 12 November 2019
The point about the code’s independence is hugely important.
Last updated:
23 January 2024
SPBill42S062024 (3)
Section 15 of the Scotland Act 1998 13 Ending ambulatory effect of section 15 of the Scotland Act 1998 40 (1) The Scotland Act 1998 is modified as follows. 7 Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill Part 3—Campaign finance (2) In section 15(1) (disqualification from membership of the Parliament)— (a) in paragraph (a)— (i) for “he is” substitute “the person would be”, (ii) at the end of the paragraph insert “as that Act had effect on 27 April 2022”, 5 (b) in paragraph (b)— (i) for “he is disqualified otherwise than under that Act” substitute “the person would be disqualified”, (ii) at the end of the paragraph insert “under any other enactment or rule of law as that enactment or rule of law had effect on 27 April 2022”. 10 P ART 3 1 C AMPAIGN FINANCE Expenditure in respect of Scottish Parliament elections 14 Notional and third party expenditure: Scottish Parliament elections (1) The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 is modified as follows. 15 (2) In section 73 (notional campaign expenditure), in subsection (1A)— (a) after “paragraph 3,” insert “5,”, (b) after “parliamentary general elections” insert “, general elections to the Scottish Parliament”. (3) In section 86 (notional controlled expenditure), in subsection (1A)— 20 (a) after “paragraph 3,” insert “5,”, (b) after “parliamentary general elections” insert “, general elections to the Scottish Parliament”. (4) In section 94 (limits on controlled expenditure by third parties), in subsection (8A)— (a) after “paragraph 3,” insert “5,”, 25 (b) after “parliamentary general elections” insert “, general elections to the Scottish Parliament”. 15 Third parties capable of giving notification (1) The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 is modified as follows. (2) In section 88 (third parties recognised for the purposes of Part 6), after subsection (10), 30 insert— “(11) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend subsection (2), as it applies for the purposes of a period in relation to which any limit is imposed by paragraph 5 of schedule 10 (general elections to Scottish Parliament), by— (a) adding a description of third party to the list in that subsection, 35 (b) removing a description of third party from that list, or (c) varying the description of a third party in that list. 8 Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill Part 3—Campaign finance (12) Regulations under subsection (11)(b) or (c) may only be made where the regulations give effect to a recommendation of the Commission.”. (3) In section 156 (orders and regulations), in subsection (4D)— (a) after “apply to” insert “any regulations under section 88(11) or”, and 5 (b) for “such order” substitute “such regulations or orders”. 16 Restriction on which third parties may incur controlled expenditure (1) The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 is modified as follows. (2) After section 89A insert— “89B Restriction on which third parties may incur controlled expenditure: 10 Scottish Parliament elections 1 (1) No amount of controlled expenditure may be incurred by or on behalf of a third party during a Scottish devolved regulated period unless the third party falls within any paragraph of section 88(2) (third parties eligible to give notification). 15 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any expenses incurred by or on behalf of a third party during a Scottish devolved regulated period which do not in total exceed £700. (3) Subsections (4) and (5) apply where expenses are incurred by or on behalf of a third party in contravention of subsection (1). 20 (4) If the third party is not an individual— (a) any person who authorised the expenses to be incurred by or on behalf of the third party commits an offence if the person knew or ought reasonably to have known that the expenses would be incurred in contravention of subsection (1), and 25 (b) the third party also commits an offence. (5) If the third party is an individual, the individual commits an offence if they knew or ought reasonably to have known that the expenses would be incurred in contravention of subsection (1). (6) In this section a “Scottish devolved regulated period” means a period in relation 30 to which any limit is imposed by paragraph 5 of Schedule 10 (general elections to the Scottish Parliament).”. (3) In schedule 20 (penalties), at the appropriate place in the table insert— 33 “Section 89B(4) and (5) (incurring On summary conviction in Scotland: 34 controlled expenditure in contravention of statutory maximum 35 section 89B(1)) On indictment in Scotland: fine”. 9 Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill Part 3—Campaign finance 17 Transitional provision: offences relating to third party expenditure (1) The amendments made by section 16 have effect only in relation to a Scottish devolved regulated period beginning on or after the day on which section 16 comes fully into force. 5 (2) In subsection (1) “a Scottish devolved regulated period” means a period in relation to which any limit is imposed by paragraph 5 of schedule 10 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (general elections to the Scottish Parliament). 18 Code...
Official Report
Meeting date:
13 January 2026
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee 13 January 2026
In 2024, we reviewed the code, which came out in 2011 and needed updating.
Last updated:
17 March 2026
COSLA The Public Bodies Joint Working Integration Joint Boards Scotland Amendment Order 2025
Schedule 3 of the Ethical Standards in Public Life (Scotland) Act 2000 establishes that Integration Joint Boards are “devolved public bodies” for the purposes of the Act, and IJBs are required to produce a Code of Conduct for members based on the Model Code of Conduct for Members of Devolved Public Bodies.
