PART 1 S Functions of local authorities and Health Boards

Supplementary S

[F1 53A Ethical commissioning guidance S

(1) The Scottish Ministers must issue guidance under section 53 on ethical commissioning.

(2) In setting out what ethical commissioning entails, the guidance must address the fair treatment of workers (including workers recruited from overseas).

(3) Before issuing any guidance under section 53 on ethical commissioning, the Scottish Ministers must consult—

(a) the persons mentioned in section 5(2), and

(b) each integration joint monitoring committee.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 53A inserted (7.1.2026) by Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 9), ss. 18(2), 39(2); S.S.I. 2025/388, reg. 2(1)(2), sch. Pt. 1