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Revised statutory guidance on application of the Code - 2020 version

| Code of practice | Public Appointments

This guidance updates and replaces the statutory guidance issued in March 2019. The guidance has been updated to take account of the coming into force of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018. The guidance is effective from 29 May 2020.

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