Glossary of Statutes and Terms Used in the Notes
3.When the following abbreviated expressions are used in these notes their full citation is as shown below. In some places, to assist the reader, the full phrase or title is used.
Statutes
| “FOISA” | Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 13) |
| “the SCCYP Act” | Commissioner for Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 17) |
| “the Ethical Standards Act” | Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 7). |
| “the Parliamentary Standards Act” | Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Act 2002 (asp 16). |
| “the Public Appointments Act” | Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4). |
| “the SCHR Act” | Scottish Commission for Human Rights Act 2006 (asp 16) |
| “the SPSO Act” | Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11) |
Terms
| “Parliamentary corporation” | the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. |
| “the SCCYP” | the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland. |
| “the CESPLS” | the Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland |
| “the CIO” | the Chief Investigating Officer. |
| “the OCPAS” | the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland. |
| “the report” | Report by the Review of the SPCB Supported Bodies Committee published on 21 May 2009, (1st Report 2009, SP Paper 266) which contained its recommendations. |
| “the RSSB Committee” | Review of the SPCB Supported Bodies Committee. |
| “the SHRC” | the Scottish Human Rights Commission. |
| “the SIC” | the Scottish Information Commissioner. |
| “the SPSC” | the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner. |
| “the SPSO” | the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman. |
| “the Standards Commission” | the Standards Commission for Scotland. |
