PART 1SENTENCING
The Scottish Sentencing Council
12Business plan
1
The Council must, before the submission day for each period of 3 years, prepare and submit to the Scottish Ministers a plan (a “business plan”) describing how the Council proposes to carry out its functions during the period.
2
The “submission day” is—
a
for the period of 3 years beginning on the day on which this section comes into force, the day specified by order made by the Scottish Ministers,
b
for each succeeding period of 3 years, the first day of the period.
3
A business plan must—
a
be prepared in such form as the Scottish Ministers may direct,
b
contain the information specified in subsection (4) and such other information as they may direct, and
c
be submitted by such time as they may direct.
4
The information referred to in subsection (3)(b) is details of the matters in relation to which the Council proposes to prepare sentencing guidelines.
5
The Council may include in a business plan such other information as it considers appropriate.
6
In preparing a business plan, the Council must consult—
a
the Scottish Ministers,
b
the Lord Advocate,
c
the Lord Justice General, and
d
such other persons as it considers appropriate.
7
The Scottish Ministers must lay before the Scottish Parliament each business plan submitted to them.
8
The Council must, as soon as practicable after a business plan has been laid before the Parliament, publish it in such manner as it considers appropriate.
9
The Council may at any time during a period covered by a business plan review the plan for the period and submit to the Scottish Ministers a revised plan.
10
Subsections (3) to (8) apply to a revised plan as they apply to a business plan.