Section 10 Consultation on the codeI1

(1)

In preparing a draft code of practice, the Commissioner must consult—

(a)

the Scottish Ministers,

(b)

the Lord Advocate,

(c)

the Lord Justice General,

(d)

the Faculty of Advocates,

(e)

the Law Society of Scotland,

(f)

the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland,

(g)

Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary in Scotland,

(h)

the Scottish Police Authority,

(i)

the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner,

(j)

the F1Information Commission,

(k)

the Scottish Human Rights Commission,

(l)

the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland, and

(m)

such other persons as the Commissioner considers appropriate.

(2)

For the purpose of subsection (1), it is immaterial that anything done by way of consultation was done before this section comes into force.

Annotations

F1: Words in s. 10(1)(j) substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 32(1), (2)(b); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)