(1)A local improvement recommendation is a recommendation addressed to the community justice partners for the area of a local authority which sets out action which Community Justice Scotland considers—
(a)is necessary to enable the achievement of a nationally determined outcome or a locally determined outcome in the area of the authority, or
(b)would or might help to improve performance in achieving such an outcome in that area, or otherwise in relation to community justice in that area.
(2)Community justice partners to whom a local improvement recommendation has been made must comply with any direction issued by Community Justice Scotland—
(a)to arrange for the publication (in such manner as may be specified) of—
(i)the recommendation, or
(ii)specified information in relation to the recommendation, or
(b)to notify Community Justice Scotland (within such period as may be specified) of—
(i)the action the community justice partners have taken or propose to take in response to the recommendation, or
(ii)their intention not to take any action in response to the recommendation.
(3)In subsection (2), “specified” means specified in the direction.
Commencement Information
I1S. 29 in force at 1.4.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/33, reg. 2(3)