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Written Question · S6W-27595 · Session 6

How many complaints of breaches of section 7.3 of the Scottish Ministerial Code by (a) ministers and (b) special advisers have been upheld …

Answered Asked by Tim Eagle Con Lodged 14 May 2024

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints of breaches of section 7.3 of the Scottish Ministerial Code by (a) ministers and (b) special advisers have been upheld in each year since 2016.

The answer

Answered by Kate Forbes on 30 May 2024 · 16 days after it was lodged, on time

No complaints of breaches of the Scottish Ministerial Code have been upheld against Ministers. The Scottish Ministerial Code does not apply to special advisers, only to Ministers.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-27595 by reference.