(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.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 3E-3I inserted (1.8.2016 for specified purposes) by Education (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 8), ss. 3(2), 33(2); S.S.I. 2016/192, reg. 2, sch.