17.Subsection (1) of section 3 requires the Scottish Ministers to prepare and publish reports about the extent to which the national outcomes have been achieved or not achieved. The format of the reporting will be for the Scottish Ministers to decide. The report must include information on progress since the previous report (subsection (2)). The Scottish Ministers must prepare and publish a report when they consider it appropriate (subsection (3)).
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