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On the basis of the work done in the previous presidency, a regulation amending the Schengen borders code to reinforce checks against relevant databases at external borders was adopted.
As the convener said, there may be the opportunity to adopt voluntary codes, but we need local authorities and others to embrace the approach; we can make a transformational change on the ground, but we need to keep pushing at it.
You will see that the sub-committee is to take evidence on the draft stop and search code of practice on 26 January—this coming Thursday—and members of the Justice Committee are more than welcome to attend that meeting or any future meetings of the sub-committee.
The last time we considered deer, we were told, “Oh, well, but there’s only been 18 months for the code of practice to be implemented.” With the greatest respect, it always seems to be a matter of mañana.
What are those barriers for your industry? Codes and standards. We already manufacture to the European standard and our chief engineer sits on the European standards committee.
Their respective functions in relation to the enforcement of codes of conduct and codes of practice are similar, as are their functions in relation to scrutiny and compliance.
I am not pointing the finger at any individuals or at any style of fishing; it is just important to know of the problems that arise where there are only gentlemen’s agreements rather than codes of practice that are enforceable.
Paragraph 10 on page 2 of the paper deals with interpretation of the “Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament” in the context of the cross-party group on Palestine.