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The Standards Commission is an independent body whose purpose is to encourage high ethical standards in public life through the promotion and enforcement of Codes of Conduct for councillors and those appointed to the boards of devolved public bodies.

Standard Training Presentations on the Revised Codes of Conducts

30th November 2021

Revised Codes of Conduct: Standard Presentations

The Scottish Parliament has approved revised Codes of Conduct for Councillors and Members of Devolved Public Bodies. These are due to be issued and published on 7 December 2021. The Standards Commission has produced the following standard presentations to assist with training on the revised Codes:

The revised Councillors' Code of Conduct (2021)
The revised Model Code of Conduct for Members of Devolved Public Bodies (2021)
The key changes to the Councillors' Code of Conduct
The key changes to the Model Code of Conduct for Members of Devolved Public Bodies

The presentations can be found here.