Premier Alex Scott should demand a briefing on the Police investigation into the Bermuda Housing Corporation ? particularly those parts relating to members of the House of Assembly, Opposition leader Grant Gibbons said yesterday.

Dr. Gibbons also called for a broader code of conduct for Ministers and all Parliamentarians to help protect the community against continuing abuses of power by government officials.

However Mr. Scott said last week that while the Police report may make ?good bedtime reading?, he believed that if the Police Commissioner wanted him to see it, he would see it.

Mr. Scott has requested to see the Auditor General?s report into the BHC which first sparked off a criminal investigation into the quango. Governor Sir John Vereker and Auditor General Larry Dennis confirmed earlier this week that the Auditor General?s report will be sent to the Premier within days.

Mr. Scott has also said repeatedly that he has no problem with releasing the Auditor General?s report to the public. Both the Auditor General and the Police found transactions occurred between the BHC and members of the House of Assembly and Government officials which departed from disclosure and conduct standards.

Dr. Gibbons yesterday demanded the Premier get to the heart of the matter with the Police report. ?His hands are not tied. On the contrary, anyone in his position who was truly interested in honesty and integrity in government would demand to be briefed.

?After being briefed, the Premier should hold members of his government accountable and demonstrate to the public that he will not tolerate these activities.

?Like previous Premiers, he has the power and the responsibility to ask for the resignation of those involved. He must set the standards higher for elected officials, not lower.

?His refusal to act can mean only one thing ? that he condones their unethical behaviour ... If he doesn?t like rumour and innuendo, he can easily clear it up.

Dr. Gibbons also called on Mr. Scott to act for the sake of Bermuda?s reputation for ?integrity and good government?, saying otherwise it would become clear to the world that unethical activity in Bermuda carries no consequences.

When asked earlier this week if the Premier would be allowed to see the Police report, the Governor declined to answer, saying only that the report was an internal Police document.