Whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) a copy of its record of checks that have been carried out by (a…

The aim of producing Guidance on due diligence: human rights for investments was to ensure that decision makers have taken appropriate account of human rights issues before reaching a decision on whether to support an investment. The guidance does not specify how the Scottish Government agencies and non-departmental public bodies carry out due diligence checks as that is an operational matter for each organisation.
It is for the accountable officer of each agency and non-departmental public body to ensure that their organisation complies with guidance issued by Scottish Ministers. Checking compliance is a function of each organisation’s audit committee, with incidents of non-compliance highlighted during the annual audit of accounts. There is therefore no separate requirement for agencies and non-departmental public bodies to report to the Scottish Government on human rights due diligence checks that they carry out. The information requested in S5W-20248 through to S5W–20251 is therefore not held by the Scottish Government.
There is no plan for the Scottish Government to maintain a record of checks carried out by the agencies and non-departmental public bodies and so no plan to place that information in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.