Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023

43 Guidance

(1) The Welsh Ministers may issue guidance about the operation of this Part.

(2) Guidance may, in particular, make provision about—

(a) meeting the requirement in section 24(1) to carry out public procurement in a socially responsible way;

(b) setting socially responsible procurement objectives;

(c) taking all reasonable steps to meet socially responsible procurement objectives;

(d) social public works clauses;

(e) the public services outsourcing and workforce code;

(f) social public workforce clauses;

(g) consultation during the preparation of a procurement strategy;

(h) the form and content of procurement strategies and annual procurement reports;

(i) the process by which a contracting authority approves its procurement strategy;

(j) joint procurement strategies.

(3) A contracting authority must have regard to relevant guidance published by the Welsh Ministers.

(4) Before issuing guidance under this Part, the Welsh Ministers must consult—

(a) the SPC;

(b) such other persons as they consider appropriate.