The Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner was the independent watchdog that dealt with complaints about Member of the Scottish Parliaments between 2002 and 2010.

History

The role was created by the

Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Act 2002 The Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Act 2002 is legislation that introduced arrangements for complaints against any Member of the Scottish Parliament to be investigated independently. It established the Scottish Parliamentary Standa ...

. Following an open recruitment process, Dr Jim Dyer was appointed as the first Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, from April 2003. The role involved 5–10 days of work a month and the commissioner had no staff. Dyer served two three-year terms. As commissioner he ruled that

Wendy Alexander Wendy Alexander (born 27 June 1963) is a retired Scottish politician and the former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Paisley North. She held various Scottish Government cabinet posts and was the Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland ...

had broken Parliamentary rules about registering donations. In 2009 Dyer was succeeded by Stuart Allan. The

Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English * Scottish national identity, the Scottish id ...

transferred the powers to the

Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland The Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland is an ombudsman in Scotland with the responsibility for investigating complaints about Members of the Scottish Parliament, councillors of the Local government in Scotland, 32 Counc ...

. The post was abolished by The Public Services Reform (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.) Order 2013 (Scottish Statutory Instrument 2013/197).

References

{{reflist Ombudsmen in Scotland 2002 establishments in Scotland 2013 disestablishments in Scotland