Scottish parliament staff banned from wearing rainbow lanyards and badges

Scottish parliament staff will no longer be allowed to wear rainbow lanyards or pins and badges at Holyrood that show support for social movements or campaigns. The announcement follows a review of the code of conduct for Scottish Parliamentary Service staff. The ban will apply to Scottish parliament staff, not MSPs or their workers. The move was confirmed in the chamber on Thursday by MSP Claire Baker, a member of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body .

Ms Foreman said: 'Wearing personalised lanyards and/or pins and badges showing support for social movements and towards campaigns or organisations has led some organisations and individuals to consider that the SPS cannot be impartial when supporting the parliament to debate government policy, proposed new laws and current significant societal issues.

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