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The Standards Commission is an independent body whose purpose is to encourage high ethical standards in public life through the promotion and enforcement of Codes of Conduct for councillors and those appointed to the boards of devolved public bodies.
Video on the Complaint Process
16th June 2025
The Standards Commission has produced a new video in which we explain the roles of the Standards Commission and Ethical Standards Commissioner in the ethical standards framework. We also outline:
- what the Codes of Conduct for councillors and board members of devolved public bodies in Scotland do and do not cover;
- how to make a complaint that a councillor or board member has contravened their Code; and
- what happens when a complaint is made.
The video can be found here.
