Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000
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The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (2000 asp 7) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament, passed in 2000, after being introduced by Scottish Executive minister Wendy Alexander. It established that the Scottish Ministers had to issue a code of conduct for councillors, and put in place mechanisms for dealing with councillors in contravention of the code.
The Act was most notable for its repeal of Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 in Scotland, which had prevented local authorities from "the teaching of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship." This repeal was highly controversial, and Stagecoach Group founder Brian Souter led a campaign against it. The bill did require that councils would, in their dealings with children, have to regard the value of a stable family relationship, and that any education about family life would be appropriate to the child's age and development.
It passed on 2000-06-21 with a 99 to 17 vote, with only two abstentions, and received Royal Assent on 2000-07-04. The Local Government Act 2003 repealed Section 28 in England and Wales three years later.
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