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You raise an important point on electronic communications codes, which we are aware of and which is relevant here in relation to the positioning of overhead infrastructure in private gardens.
James Hynd was leading on the procedure because of his knowledge of and expertise in the ministerial code. I had wider responsibilities in terms of the fairness at work procedure and development of the new route map to allow people to come forward in various ways.
Before we even start with anything new, we need to do a whole load of fixing to ensure that the industry is set up for the next generation. The industry code was designed around six big energy companies, but the market is very different, so there is an awful lot of work to do.
Distress can be remedied through the use of press standards, regulations and editorial codes, and existing laws that prevent harassment could also establish a method of recourse for the surviving families or friends.
They will be proper transactional accounts, with a six-digit sort code and an eight-digit account code, so that universal credit can be paid into them and direct debits can be set up from them.
Whatever form they take, businesses rely on people, whether that is people doing jobs or people coding and developing the next round of automation that is coming in.
The issue is about dealing with discrimination and not about the moral code that you have in your faith. That is where the committee is under the most pressure on the issues that are coming before us.
To answer your question specifically, there are always ways and means in terms of codes of practice. As you know, there is legislation elsewhere in the Scottish Parliament whereby we make codes of practice conditional or statutorily establish codes of practice.
Belgium has now included ecocide in its criminal code. Beyond Europe, countries such as Brazil and Mexico are actively exploring similar legal approaches.Scotland will not be acting in isolation; we will be joining a growing global movement that recognises the need to protect ecosystems through strong and enforceable law.