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Case studies
Examples of decisions the Standards Commission has made can be found below. RESPECT AND COURTESY What happened?The councillor made offensive comments to two members of the public in social media posts. In an email exchange regarding the social media posts, the councillor also made abusive and discriminatory remarks towards a council officer. What did the Standards Commission decide?The Standards Commission a...
Cases
How Cases are Referred to Us The Ethical Standards Commissioner (ESC) sends a report to the Standards Commission, following the completion of an investigation into an allegation that a councillor or member of a devolved public body has contravened their respective Code of Conduct (being either the Councillors' Code of Conduct or the public body's Code of Conduct, which is based on the Model Code of Conduct). The report is sent in accordance with sections 10 and 14 of t...
Standard Presentations & Training
Standard Presentations The Standards Commission has produced standard training presentations on: The Councillors' Code of Conduct The Model Code of Conduct for Members of Devolved Public Bodies The Code of Conduct for Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board Members These can be accessed from the table below. Training for Councillors and Members of Devolved Public Bodies The Standards Commission provides guidanc...
National Health Service Boards
Annual Accounts
The Standards Commission's accounts are audited by the Auditor General for Scotland in accordance with section 10(E)(1) of the Ethical Standards Act in Public Life (etc.) Scotland Act 2000 (as amended by the Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010). This page provides access to the last three years of the audited annual accounts of the Standards Commission for Scotland together with the associated Annual Audit Report. Annual Accounts & Annual A...
Other Roles
(i) I will register any unremunerated directorships where the body in question is a subsidiary or parent company of an undertaking in which I hold a remunerated directorship. (ii) I will register the registered name and registered number of the subsidiary or parent company or other undertaking and the nature of its business, and its relationship to the company or other undertaking in which I am a director and from which I receive remuneration.
Feedback on the Hearings Survey
Review of feedback from the Hearing Survey and the Standards Commission's comments are available to view at the following link Hearing Survey - Report.
Audit and Risk Committee
Audit & Risk Committee The Standards Commission is supported by an Audit & Risk Committee, comprising of two members of the Commission. The Audit & Risk Committee meets three times a year and is responsible for helping to ensure that appropriate corporate governance and risk management procedures, policies and controls are in place and are managed effectively. Minutes of the Audit & Risk Committee can be found in the table below. The Committe...
