Raising standards
F13EAnnual plan: Scottish Ministers
(1)
Before the beginning of the planning period each year, the Scottish Ministers must prepare and publish a plan setting out—
(a)
the steps that they propose to take during the planning period with a view to reducing inequalities of outcome for pupils of a type mentioned in section 3A(2), and
(b)
the educational benefits for those pupils that they consider will result from taking those steps.
(2)
In subsection (1), “ planning period ” means the period of 12 months beginning with such day as the Scottish Ministers may prescribe by regulations.
(3)
Regulations under subsection (2) are subject to the negative procedure.