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When the Codes Apply
Information for the public
Role of the Standards Commission The role of the Standards Commission is to encourage high ethical standards in public life. We do that by promoting the Codes of Conduct for councillors and board members of devolved public bodies (such as Health Boards). We provide guidance and training, and answer queries, on the provisions of the Codes and how these should be interpreted. We also adjudicate (make the final decision) on alleged breaches of the Codes. More infor...
About Us
Our Purpose All councils and those devolved public bodies listed under Schedule 3 to the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (the 2000 Act) are obliged to have a Code of Conduct for their elected and appointed members. The Codes of Conduct have a key role in setting out, openly and clearly, the standards of conduct that must be adhered to by those in public office. The Standards Commission’s vision is to achieve the highest possible ethi...
Model Code of Conduct
Background The Scottish Parliament demonstrated its commitment to the promotion of high standards in public life by passing the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 as one of its earliest statutes. The Act introduced an ethical framework which required Scottish Ministers to issue a Code of Conduct for Councillors and a Model Code of Conduct for members of the devolved public bodies listed in schedule 3 of the Act. The Model Code for Members of Devolv...
Strategic and Business Plans
The Standards Commission for Scotland is required to produce a four year Strategic Plan, which is laid before Parliament and kept under annual review. We are also obliged to produce an annual Business Plan outlining the work we will undertake each year in order to meet our strategic aims. You can access the current Strategic Plan and associated Business Plans by clicking on the link to each below:
Who We Are
The Standards Commission comprises a Convener and four Commission Members who are appointed by the Parliamentary corporation. The Standards Commission employs four staff, led by an Executive Director. The organisation's current structure can be downloaded as a pdf. Information about the Stand...
Health and Social Care IJBs - Standards Officer Appointments
The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Regulations 2003 requires the Standards Commission to approve the Standards Officer of devolved public bodies, where that body has no employees. This applies to Health & Social Care Integration Joint Boards(IJBs). The Standards Commission has agreed an approval process with the Scottish Government’s Directorate for Health and Social Care Integration, under which the Chief Officers of IJBs&nb...
Standards Commission Meeting Minutes
Dispensations
Dispensations Section 5 of both the Councillors' and Members' Codes of Conduct deal with Declarations of Interests and set out the circumstances in which a councillor or member of a devolved public body would be required to declare a financial or non-financial interest and withdraw from discussion and voting upon any item that interest related to. In some very limited circumstances dispensations may be granted by the Standards Commission in relation to the existence of financi...
