Overview
- Independent advisers concluded Angela Constance breached the Ministerial Code twice without any intention to mislead.
- The findings covered misrepresenting Professor Alexis Jay’s views during a September Holyrood debate and making an apology call without an official present.
- First Minister John Swinney accepted the report’s recommendations, issued a formal letter of reprove, and required a clarifying statement to Parliament.
- Constance apologised in Holyrood, corrected the official record, and said she would continue in post despite opposition calls for her resignation.
- She previously survived a no-confidence vote in December by 67–57 after the Greens backed the SNP.