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Dyer publishes complaints data Print E-mail
Friday, 29 June 2007

The Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Jim Dyer today published his annual report, revealing the highest number of complaints against MSPs ever received.

There were thirty-four complaints about MSP conduct during 2006/07, a slight increase on the average number of complaints received in previous years.

Of 33 complaints considered for admissibility in 2006/07, only three were of sufficient relevance and substance to go on to full investigation. Of these, two of these were completed within the year and both involved premature publication of material relating to committee reports and, it was found, involved breaches of the MSP Code of Conduct.

The investigation into the third complain is not yet complete and remains at Stage 2 of the complain process.

A complaint, primarily concerned with an alleged breach of privacy of a constituent was not found to be a breach of the Code and one complaint relating to Members’ interests was found to be inadmissible.

Most of the complaints received were concerned with individual MSPs.

Commenting on the data, Dr Dyer said that overall the data gives a reassuring view of standards of conduct of Parliamentary duties in Scotland.

"However it is important that I continue to inform the public about my role and how to make use of it. I also intend over the next year to use a recently developed self-audit tool to assess my performance against principles of good complaint handling."

In his report the Commissioner notes that the commonest type of complaint made continues to be about the level and quality of service provided by Members for constituents. Following a revision of the Code of Conduct for Members, such complaints should in future be directed to the Presiding Officer rather than the Standards Commissioner.
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