Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016

13 Review of Commission’s performance

(1) The Commission must, at least once in every review period, appoint a suitable person or body to review and prepare a report on the Commission’s performance of its functions during the period.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person or body is suitable only if—

(a) the person or body has expertise likely to be relevant to the assessment of the performance of the Commission’s functions under section 2, and

(b) the person or body is not—

(i) a member of the Commission, or

(ii) disqualified from appointment as such a member by virtue of section 16(1)(a).

(3) The Commission may make such payment to a person or body appointed under subsection (1) in respect of a review as it may, with the approval of the Scottish Ministers, determine.

(4) The Commission must—

(a) publish each report prepared under subsection (1),

(b) lay a copy of it before the Scottish Parliament, and

(c) send a copy of it to the Scottish Ministers.

(5) The Commission may publish reports prepared under subsection (1) in such manner as it considers appropriate.

(6) In this section, “review period” means—

(a) the period of 2 years beginning with the date on which section 2 comes into force, and

(b) each subsequent period of 5 years.