PART 1

Functions of local authorities and Health Boards

Supplementary

Ethical commissioning guidance
53A
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.
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