PART 2The Domestic Abuse Commissioner
Framework document
I111Framework document
1
The Secretary of State must issue a document (a “framework document”) that deals with matters relating to the Commissioner.
2
The matters that may be dealt with by a framework document include (among other things)—
a
matters relating to governance, funding and staffing;
b
matters relating to the exercise of functions of the Commissioner;
c
matters relating to scrutiny of the Commissioner's activities by Parliament or by Senedd Cymru.
3
The Commissioner must have regard to the framework document when exercising any of the Commissioner's functions.
4
The Secretary of State must have regard to the framework document when exercising any functions in relation to the Commissioner.
5
The Secretary of State—
a
must keep the framework document under review, and
b
may issue a revised framework document.
6
The Secretary of State—
a
must consult the Commissioner in preparing or revising a framework document, and
b
may not issue a framework document without the agreement of the Commissioner.
7
The Secretary of State must consult the Welsh Ministers before issuing—
a
the first framework document under this section, or
b
any other framework document which is, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, significantly different from the framework document it replaces.
8
The Secretary of State must—
a
arrange for any framework document issued under this section to be published in the manner which the Secretary of State considers appropriate,
b
send a copy of the framework document to the Welsh Ministers, and
c
lay a copy of the framework document before Parliament.
9
The Welsh Ministers must lay before Senedd Cymru a copy of any framework document sent to them under subsection (8)(b).