ETI-24 Response Under Consideration AI-assessed

Duty of Disclosure Legislation

Recommendation

Scottish Ministers should consider the need for legislation to impose a similar duty of disclosure to that owed by policyholders to their insurers upon a company, its directors, employees or consultants and upon a local authority and its officials towards representatives of OGC or Audit Scotland undertaking any review of a publicly funded project.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Scottish Government's statement on 2 November 2023, it was giving careful consideration to recommendations regarding provisions for misleading evidence, including the need for legislation to impose a duty of disclosure similar to that owed by policyholders to insurers. No further specific published evidence of action, such as new legislation or policy development, has been identified since this statement.
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Jurisdiction
Scotland
Response
Under Consideration
Under Consideration Scottish Government
02 Nov 2023

The Scottish Government stated it is 'giving careful consideration' to recommendations about provisions for misleading evidence. Source: Transport Secretary Statement, 2 November 2023.

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Source
Report Edinburgh Tram Inquiry Report 01 Aug 2023
Responsible Bodies
Scottish Government Primary
Recommendation age 2.6 yrs
Last formal update 873 days ago