Whether any guidance will be issued in relation to councillors and council officers participating in governing boards or managing committee…

The Scottish Executive has no plans to issue any general guidance to councillors or council officersparticipating in governing boards or managing committees of organisations whichreceive funds from local authorities.
Councillors are, however, boundby the statutory Code of Conduct for Councillors when representing the council onexternal bodies. The Standards Commission is responsible for overseeing observanceof the code which includes issuing guidance and advice on all aspects of the code.The conditions of service of local authority employees are a matter for individuallocal authorities.