Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016

20 Preparation of community justice outcomes improvement plan

(1) This section applies in relation to preparing the plan for the area of a local authority under section 19.

(2) The community justice partners for the area must have regard to—

(a) the national strategy,

(b) the national performance framework, and

(c) the local outcomes improvement plan in relation to the area.

(3) The reference in subsection (2)(c) to the local outcomes improvement plan in relation to the area is to—

(a) the plan prepared and published in relation to the area under section 6(1) of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, or

(b) if that plan has been revised under section 7(2)(b) of that Act, the revised plan (or most recent revised plan, as the case may be).

(4) The community justice partners for the area must—

(a) consider which bodies falling within subsection (5) are likely to be able to contribute to the preparation of the plan for the area under section 19,

(b) make all reasonable efforts to secure the participation of such bodies in the preparation of the plan, and

(c) where such a body wishes to participate in the preparation of the plan to any extent, take such steps as are reasonable to enable it to do so to that extent.

(5) A body falls within this subsection if it is—

(a) a third sector body involved in community justice in relation to the area, or

(b) a community body in relation to the area.

(6) The community justice partners for the area must consult—

(a) Community Justice Scotland,

(b) each body falling within subsection (5) which is not participating in the preparation of the plan by virtue of subsection (4), and

(c) such other persons as they consider appropriate.