Holyrood’s Alex Salmond Inquiry will not be publishing a document provided by the former First Minister which alleges Nicola Sturgeon misled parliament.
The submission will not be put into the public domain by the special Holyrood committee even though its contents have been widely reported in the media.
The Inquiry is examining how in 2018 the Scottish Government bungled sexual misconduct complaints against Salmond.
Salmond pursued a judicial review and it was accepted the internal Government probe had been unlawful.
The fiasco destroyed the friendship between Sturgeon and Salmond, whose allies believe he was targeted by the Government and SNP figures.
James Hamilton, an ex director of public prosecutions in Ireland, is leading a separate probe into whether Sturgeon broke her own ministerial code.
This relates to meetings and phone calls Sturgeon had with her predecessor in the middle of her Government’s investigation.
It emerged recently that Salmond’s team, as part of his submission, shared with the Committee his submission to the Hamilton probe.
In the document, Salmond accused his one-time protege of breaches of the Ministerial Code of Conduct and of misleading parliament. Sturgeon denies the claims.
However, asked if the committee will be publishing Salmond’s evidence in relation to the Hamilton probe, a Scottish Parliament spokesperson said:
“No, the Committee won’t be publishing that. Mr Salmond has been made aware of that."
The spokesperson added: "All material published by the Committee is done so in line with its statement on the handling of information. That makes it clear that the Committee must comply with relevant court orders as well as its obligations under GDPR and ECHR."
Salmond and Sturgeon are expected to give evidence to the Holyrood Inquiry this month.
Salmond has been contacted.
