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Constance defends her actions after code breach

The Justice Secretary Angela Constance has refused to resign after an independent investigation found she twice breached the ministerial code, a legally binding framework governing ministers’ conduct. Advisers concluded the breaches were inadvertent, involving inaccurate attribution of views to Alexis Jay during a parliamentary debate and a later failure to follow proper procedure by speaking to the expert without an official present. While opposition parties argue the breaches undermine parliamentary accountability, John Swinney issued a formal letter of reproval rather than dismissal, accepting there was no intent to mislead Parliament. Constance acknowledged procedural errors, accepted the findings and committed to stricter adherence to due process, transparency and correction obligations under the ministerial code governing statements to Scottish Parliament.

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