Community justice outcomes improvement planning and reporting

I122Review of community justice outcomes improvement plan

1

The community justice partners for the area of a local authority must review the plan for that area published under section 19(1)—

a

as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of an event mentioned in subsection (2), and

b

otherwise, from time to time.

2

The events referred to in subsection (1)(a) are—

a

the publication of a revised strategy under section 16(2),

b

the publication of a revised framework under section 18(4)(a),

c

the publication of a revised local outcomes improvement plan in relation to the area under section 7(5) of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.

3

Following such a review, the community justice partners for the area of a local authority must either—

a

publish a revised plan, or

b

publish a statement indicating that they consider that the plan should not be revised.

4

Subsections (2) to (7) of section 19 apply to a revised plan as they apply to a plan published under subsection (1) of that section.

5

Section 20 applies to reviewing, and revising, a plan under this section as it applies to preparing a plan.

6

Section 21 applies in relation to a revised plan as it applies to a plan under section 19.

7

Where a revised plan is published under subsection (3)(a), this section—

a

ceases to apply in relation to the previous plan, and

b

applies instead in relation to the revised plan (as it applied in relation to the plan published under section 19(1)).