Section 4: Preparation of plan: consultation
11.Section 4 imposes a duty on the Scottish Ministers to consult those who the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate on a draft of the national good food nation plan and to have regard to any consultation responses.
12.Subsections (3) and (4) require the Scottish Ministers, when carrying out that consultation, to have regard to the importance of communicating in an inclusive way and to the importance of communicating in a way that is effective in engaging children and young people.
13.Subsection (5) requires the Scottish Ministers to lay a statement before the Scottish Parliament, at the same time as they lay the proposed national good food nation plan by virtue of section 3(1)(a), summarising the consultation process undertaken, any responses received and how the Scottish Ministers had regard to the importance of communicating in an inclusive way when carrying out the consultation.
