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Scotland's Justice Secretary Angela Constance 'unintentionally' breached ministerial code, investigation finds
Angela Constance was formally reprimanded after an independent probe found two inadvertent breaches of the ministerial code related to misleading Parliament and an unsupervised apology call.
- Angela Constance, a Scottish minister, was found to have unintentionally breached two provisions of the ministerial code in relation to misrepresenting an expert's views on grooming gangs during a parliamentary debate.
- Independent advisers concluded that Constance's breaches were at the lower end of the spectrum and recommended a formal reprimand in writing and for her to address the Scottish parliament.
- The row revolved around Constance's comment that Professor Alexis Jay agreed with her that a public inquiry into grooming gangs in Scotland was not needed, which Jay later clarified was inaccurate.
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Constance ‘inadvertently’ breached rules twice, probe finds
The investigation recommended a ‘reprove’ for Angela Constance and urged her to make a statement to Holyrood.
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