Accountability
28Strategic plans
1
The Commissioner must, in respect of each 4 year period—
a
prepare and publish a strategic plan, and
b
lay a copy of the plan before the Scottish Parliament before the beginning of the 4 year period to which it relates.
2
Before publishing a strategic plan, the Commissioner must consult on a draft of it with—
a
the Parliamentary corporation, and
b
such other persons as the Commissioner considers appropriate.
3
A strategic plan is a plan setting out how the Commissioner proposes to perform the Commissioner’s functions during the period covered by the plan and, in particular, setting out—
a
what the Commissioner’s objectives and priorities are for that period,
b
how the Commissioner proposes to achieve them,
c
what the timetable is for doing so, and
d
what the estimated costs are of doing so.
4
The Commissioner may, at any time, review and revise a strategic plan.
5
Where the Commissioner revises a strategic plan—
a
subsections (1) to (4) apply to the revised strategic plan as they apply to the original strategic plan,
b
the reference in subsection (1) to the 4 year period is to be read as a reference to the period to which the revised strategic plan relates.
6
In this section, “4 year period” means—
a
the period of 4 years beginning with 1 April next following the coming into force of this section, and
b
each subsequent period of 4 years.