The Scottish Government did not dispute that Jason Leitch had routinely deleted his WhatsApp messages, but denied he had done so daily
Then health secretary Humza Yousaf and national clinical director Jason Leitch worked together during the Covid-19 pandemic has been urged to refer himself for investigation over a potential breach of the ministerial code, after it was revealed thatThe First Minister previously told MSPs at Holyrood that the Scottish Government had a “long-standing policy on retention not just of documents but of written correspondence, including email and social media messages”.
In a letter to Mr Yousaf copied to the Scottish Government’s most senior civil servant, Permanent Secretary John-Paul Marks, Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie said she had “serious concerns” that he had “misled the Scottish Parliament”.She said Mr Yousaf’s statement in Holyrood on 29 June about the retention of documents and messages had been contradicted by Mr Leitch’s own reported stance and urged him to refer himself for investigation over a possible breach of the ministerial code.
“At the least there must be an investigation into whether this constitutes a breach of the ministerial code. Furthermore, I hope you will make a statement to the Parliament as a matter of urgency in order to correct the record.” The Scottish Conservatives said there should be an “urgent ministerial statement” next week on the issue, arguing that bereaved families “deserve to know if and why messages have been deleted”.
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