Part of Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament at 2:00 pm on 13 June 2024.
Lorna Slater
Green
2:00,
13 June 2024
The corporate body will be aware that the Scottish Government has a clear procurement policy note that states:
“Exploitation of assets in illegal settlements ... is likely to be regarded as constituting ‘grave professional misconduct’ for the purposes of procurement law”.
Does the SPCB share that view, and will it undertake to review the products that it sources to ensure that none comes from illegal settlements?
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