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Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPA)

Code of Conduct for MSPs

The Code of Conduct provides a set of principles and standards for Members of the Scottish Parliament.

Code of Conduct (6 May 2021) (618KB, pdf) posted 06 May 2021

Code of Conduct Guidance (21 October 2021) (489KB, pdf) posted 11 August 2021

Presiding Officer's Guidance on Conduct in the Chamber

Further information

The Scotland Act 1998, section 39

Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006

Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016

The Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Publication of Register of Interests) Determination 2007 (109KB pdf)

The Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Declaration of Interests) Determination 2007 (109KB pdf)

The Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Form and Content of Written Statement) Determination 2017 (471KB pdf)

Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Act 2002

Directions made under the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Act 2002 (85KB pdf)

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Section 9: Enforcement of the rules

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Previous versions of the Code of Conduct