In section 13 of the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 (guidance to education authorities)––
(a)the existing provision becomes subsection (1),
(b)after that subsection insert––
“(2)Before issuing any guidance in relation to the duties of education authorities under section 3B or 3D, the Scottish Ministers must consult the following persons about the proposed guidance––
(a)each education authority,
(b)the parents of any pupils that the Scottish Ministers think appropriate,
(c)any voluntary organisations that the Scottish Ministers think appropriate,
(d)any other persons that the Scottish Ministers think appropriate.”.