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Member's Declaration

Declaration and Undertaking:

(To be signed by all external members of COPFS Equality Advisory Group)

I have been invited to become an external member of the Equality Advisory Group to the COPFS and to provide services to COPFS in that role. I understand that, in order to fulfil my role as external member, I may have access to information about government departments or agencies and/or members of the public. I understand that such information in the possession of COPFS, or obtained from COPFS, must be treated as strictly confidential.

I hereby give a formal undertaking to COPFS, that:

1. I will not communicate any sensitive or confidential information or knowledge that I gain in the course of my work with COPFS to any other persons.

2. I will not make use of any such information or knowledge for any purpose other than providing those services to COPFS.

I acknowledge that this undertaking applies to all information that is not already a matter of public knowledge and that it applies to written, oral and electronic information.

I also acknowledge that this undertaking will continue to apply at all times in the future, even when I have ceased to provide these services to COPFS.

I declare that I have no previous criminal convictions for crimes of dishonesty, violence and misuse of drugs or sexual offences. I further declare that I have no criminal cases pending against me. I undertake to inform COPFS if I am charged with any criminal offences during the time that I am providing services to COPFS.

I enclose a Disclosure Scotland 'Basic Disclosure Certificate'.

Surname:

Forename:

Signed:

Date of Signature:

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