Planning
6.—(1) The Commission shall inform itself about—
(a)the need for, and the provision of, civil legal services and criminal defence services, and
(b)the quality of the services provided.
(2) The Commission shall plan what can be done towards meeting that need by the performance by the Commission of its functions.
(3) The Commission may co-operate with such authorities and other bodies and persons as it considers appropriate in facilitating the planning of what can be done by them to meet that need by the use of any resources available to them.
(4) The Commission shall notify the Lord Chancellor of what it has done under this Article.
(5) The Lord Chancellor may by order require the Commission to discharge the functions in paragraphs (1) to (4) in accordance with the order.