Scotland Bill

AMENDMENT
TO BE MOVED
IN COMMITTEE

After Clause 38

LORD FOULKES OF CUMNOCK

 

Insert the following new Clause—

“The civil service in Scotland

(1) The 1998 Act is amended as follows.

(2) In section 51 (the civil service), after subsection (4), insert—

“(4A) The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 is amended as follows.

(4B) In section 5, after subsection (2), insert—

“(2A) Any code of conduct covering civil servants who serve the Scottish Government must make clear that advice given to Scottish Ministers by civil servants in Scotland should be limited to devolved matters and should not concern reserved matters.”””

Prepared 14th October 2011