Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010

14Strategic plansS

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(1)The [F1Commissioner] must, in respect of each 4 year period, lay before the Parliament a plan (referred to in this section as a “strategic plan”) setting out how the [F2Commissioner proposes to perform the Commissioner’s] functions during the 4 year period.

(2)A strategic plan must, in particular, set out—

(a)the F3... Commissioner's objectives and priorities during the 4 year period,

(b)how the [F4Commissioner proposes] to achieve them,

(c)timetables for doing so, and

(d)estimates of the costs of doing so.

(3)Before laying a strategic plan before the Parliament, the [F5Commissioner] must provide a draft of it to and invite, and (if any are given) consider, comments on it from—

(a)the Parliamentary corporation, and

(b)such other persons as the [F6Commissioner thinks] appropriate.

(4)The reference in subsection (3)(b) to other persons includes a reference to a committee of the Parliament.

(5)The [F7Commissioner] must lay each strategic plan before the Parliament not later than the beginning of the 4 year period to which the plan relates.

(6)The [F8Commissioner] must arrange for the publication of each strategic plan laid before the Parliament.

(7)The [F9Commissioner] may, at any time during a 4 year period, review the strategic plan for the period and lay a revised strategic plan before the Parliament.

(8)Subsections (2) to (7) apply to a revised strategic plan as they apply to a strategic plan.

(9)In that application, the reference in subsection (5) to the 4 year period is a reference to the period to which the revised strategic plan relates.

(10)In this section, “4 year period” means the period of four years beginning on 1 April next following the coming into force of this section and each subsequent period of four years.

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