Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023 (asc1)

PART 3 E+W SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

CHAPTER 2 E+W SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PROCUREMENT DUTY

Social public workforce clauses and code of practice on outsourcing public services E+W

Prospective

37 Social public workforce clauses: Welsh Ministers’ contracts E+W

(1) The Welsh Ministers must publish a statement if, in relation to an outsourcing services contract—

(a) they do not intend to include social public workforce clauses in the contract (despite having considered whether to do so in accordance with section 26(1)(b));

(b) social public workforce clauses are not included in the contract (despite having taken all reasonable steps in accordance with section 26(1)(c)(i));

(c) there is no process in place for ensuring that obligations in social public workforce clauses are implemented (despite having taken all reasonable steps in accordance with section 26(1)(c)(ii));

(d) there is no process in place for ensuring that obligations in social public workforce clauses are implemented where the contract is subcontracted (despite having taken all reasonable steps in accordance with section 34(2)).

(2) A statement under subsection (1) must be made as soon as reasonably practicable and give the Welsh Ministers’ reasons.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 37 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 48(1)