(1)Before the beginning of the planning period each year, each education authority must prepare and publish a plan (an “annual plan”) setting out—
(a)the steps that the authority proposes to take during the planning period with a view to reducing inequalities of outcome for pupils of a type mentioned in section 3A(2),
(b)the steps that the authority proposes to take during the planning period to comply with the duties imposed on it by section 3B(3),
(c)the steps that the authority proposes to take during the planning period in pursuance of the National Improvement Framework, and
(d)any educational benefits for pupils that the authority considers will result from taking those steps.
(2)As soon as reasonably practicable after publishing an annual plan, each education authority must give a copy of the plan to the Scottish Ministers.
(3)If a new National Improvement Framework is published by virtue of section 3C(6), each education authority must—
(a)review the authority's annual plan,
(b)make any revisions that are necessary in view of the new National Improvement Framework, and
(c)if the authority makes any revisions under paragraph (b), publish a revised annual plan and give a copy of it to the Scottish Ministers.
(4) In subsection (1), “ planning period ” means the period of 12 months beginning with such day as the Scottish Ministers may prescribe by regulations.
(5)Regulations under subsection (4) are subject to the negative procedure.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 3E-3I inserted (1.8.2016 for specified purposes, 1.12.2016 for insertion of ss. 3E, 3G so far as not already in force, 1.8.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Education (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 8), ss. 3(2), 33(2); S.S.I. 2016/192, reg. 2, sch.; S.S.I. 2017/164, reg. 2, sch.