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LA/S/4221
Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee's call for views on Scotland’s commissioner landscape
The Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee has launched a call for views as part of an inquiry into Scotland’s commissioner landscape. The deadline for responses is Monday 11 March 2024. The inquiry will consider whether a more coherent and strategic approach is needed for the creation of such commissioners in Scotland. More about the Committee’s inquiry can be found
LA/C/4271
LA/An/4295a
Standards Commission's Strategic Plan 2024-28
The Standards Commission is required, under Schedule 1 of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, to lay before the Parliament a strategic plan setting out how it proposes to exercise its functions during a four-year period. The Strategic Plan 2024-28 was laid before the Scottish Parliament on 29 February 2024 and can be found
LA/NA/4340
LA/G/4223
Elected Member Safety
It has been well-documented that the polarisation of politics and relative anonymity afforded to users of social media has led to an increase in the abuse and vitriol directed at politicians, including elected members of local authorities. Politicians and others in public life know that not everyone will agree with their views and decisions, and understand that members of the public have a right to make their own opinions known. It is not acceptable, however, for elected members to fac...
New E-Learning Module: What is Confidential Information?
The Standards Commission has produced a new e-learning module covering confidentiality, sitting alongside the existing modules on the applicability of the Code and the identification and declaration of interests. The new module can be accessed here: https://www.standardscommissionscotland.org.uk/education-and-resources/the-codes-of-conduct If there are any topics...
