Section 20: Guidance on section 18
82.Section 20 requires the Scottish Ministers to issue guidance about how the authorities listed in section 19 are to carry out the reporting functions conferred on them by section 18. Before issuing guidance under section 20 for the first time, or issuing any revised guidance, the Scottish Ministers must consult children, the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland, the Scottish Commission for Human Rights and such other persons as they consider appropriate.