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21-Jul-23, 11:10
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:
Ministerial Code Updated To Improve Transparency
The Scottish Ministerial Code has been updated to further strengthen transparency and propriety. Updates to the Code include: New text reflecting the updates to the procedure for handling complaints by civil servants about the behaviour of a Minister or former Minister, making clear that for future complaints certain information about concluded cases will be made public, including the Minister's name, the nature of the complaint and the outcome of the complaint, even after a Minister has left office, and setting out the obligation on Ministers to cooperate with the procedure. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/20819)]
Ministerial Code Updated To Improve Transparency
The Scottish Ministerial Code has been updated to further strengthen transparency and propriety. Updates to the Code include: New text reflecting the updates to the procedure for handling complaints by civil servants about the behaviour of a Minister or former Minister, making clear that for future complaints certain information about concluded cases will be made public, including the Minister's name, the nature of the complaint and the outcome of the complaint, even after a Minister has left office, and setting out the obligation on Ministers to cooperate with the procedure. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/20819)]