harassment to a woman who went on to lodge a complaint against Alex Salmond. Senior official Nicola Richards told MSPs under oath that a draft was shared in late 2017 before the policy was changed to include the conduct of former ministers.
She was appearing before a Holyrood committee probing the botched government investigation into Salmond's conduct, which fell apart when a court ruled it unlawful.
Today, Richards - the government's "director of people" - said the draft policy, which had not yet been signed off, was shared with the woman so she could make an "informed decision" about whether to make a formal complaint.Green Alison Johnstone suggested the decision was a "blurring of the lines".Richards said: "We were trying to establish,.
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