Nicola Sturgeon says releasing Alex Salmond case legal advice would breach ethics code
dailyrecord.co.ukNicola Sturgeon has said she would be breaching the Ministerial code if she handed over her Government’s legal advice in the Alex Salmond case.
She said the rules made clear she would have to obtain the “prior consent” of the law officers before releasing the material.A Holyrood committee is examining Government's botched investigation into sexual harassment complaints against Salmond.Salmond pursued a judicial review and it was agreed the Government probe had been unlawful.The flawed probe cost the taxpayer over £500,000 and destroyed the relationship between Salmond and Sturgeon.However, the Government has refused to hand over the legal advice it obtained on the judicial review to the committee.Holyrood this week voted by 63 to 54 to call.
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