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The General Teaching Council for Scotland’s Code of Professionalism and Conduct offers guidance to teachers as to how they should behave in relation to pupils which, if adhered to, should minimise the risk of complaints and/or allegations being made against them.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 March 2014
Scotland’s Future explains that Scotland will inherit the prevailing UK tax code at the point of independence, including tax rates, reliefs and allowances, and this will remain in place until changes are made by future Scottish governments.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 February 2014
Appointments to health boards are regulated by the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland. The Commissioner’s Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments is clear that the purpose of our appointment process is to attract a diverse range of able applicants and appoint the most able to lead Scotland’s public bodies.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 October 2013
The Supporting Children’s Learning code of practice explains the duties on education authorities and other agencies to support children's and young people's learning.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 April 2013
All members of NHS boards are expected carry out their responsibilities in line with the board member’s Code of Conduct surrounding any potential conflicts of interest and any conflict of interests would be recorded on the Register of Interests.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 April 2013
We expect the majority of these recommendations to be covered in the new Code of Good Governance currently being developed by the Committee of Scottish Chairs.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 November 2012
In answer to S4O-00789, the Scottish Government replied that: “The Scottish Government recognises the benefits of microchipping in helping to re-unite dogs with owners where dogs have been lost or stolen, which is why it is recommended as best practice in the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs (published in 2010).
We will also invite the Presiding Officer, the Minister for Parliamentary Business, business managers and the head of the chamber office to give their views, so the inquiry will be fairly wide ranging.Code of Conduct Code of Conduct Item 5 is a review of volume 2, section 8 of the "Code of Conduct for Members of the...