Ministerial Code Inquiry
5 Aug 2009 01:59 PM
First Minister Alex Salmond today published the report of the Ministerial Code Inquiry into a complaint from Iain Gray MSP regarding exchanges at First Minister's Questions.
The report is the second to be carried out by the Rt Hon Lord Steel of Aikwood and the Rt Hon George Reid, Independent Advisers to the First Minister. Lord Steel had lead responsibility for inquiring into this referral.
The First Minister received the report on Friday afternoon.
Welcoming its conclusions, the First Minister said:
"I am delighted with this outcome, which totally vindicates the position of the Scottish Government.
"Independent examination of Ministerial Code referrals in Scotland is a key strength of our system, and we are extremely well served by people of the calibre of our former Presiding Officers.
"It is vital that everyone agrees that we have an excellent system which has produced robust conclusions, and I trust that Mr Gray - who made this referral - will now take this opportunity to make clear that he acknowledges the report in full."
The Executive Summary of the Report states:
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