ed ▁the ▁result ▁to ▁a ▁not ▁proven ▁ver dict . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁separate ▁development , ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁earlier ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁standards ▁watch dog ▁reported ▁Alexander ▁to ▁the ▁pro cur ator ▁fis cal ▁for ▁failing ▁to ▁declare ▁as ▁g ifts ▁the ▁don ations ▁that ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁fund ▁for ▁her ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Labour ▁Party ▁leadership . ▁Alexander ▁had ▁been ▁told ▁by ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁authorities ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁need ▁to ▁declare ▁these ▁don ations ▁as ▁g ifts . ▁In ▁previous ▁leadership ▁campaign s , ▁campaign ▁don ations ▁were ▁not ▁treated ▁as ▁g ifts . ▁Again ▁the ▁subsequent ▁investigation ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁decision ▁by ▁the ▁Crown ▁Office ▁to ▁take ▁no ▁further ▁action . ▁ ▁Despite ▁this ▁r uling , ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁summer ▁re cess , ▁the ▁SN P - led ▁Stand ards ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁voted ▁ 4 ▁to ▁ 3 ▁to ▁propose ▁a ▁one - day ▁ban ▁from ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁as ▁a ▁san ction ▁for ▁not ▁declaring ▁leadership ▁campaign ▁don ations ▁as ▁g ifts ▁on ▁the ▁Parliament ' s ▁register ▁of ▁interests . ▁The ▁proposed ▁ban ▁was ▁over wh el ming ly ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁Parliament ▁in ▁a ▁subsequent ▁vote ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁However , ▁with ▁Holy ro od ▁going ▁into ▁summer ▁re cess ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁Alexander ▁would ▁have ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁until