Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010

13 S After paragraph 10 there is inserted—

“Strategic plans S

10A (1) The Commission shall, in respect of each 4 year period, lay before the Parliament a plan (referred to in this section as a “strategic plan”) setting out how the Commission proposes to exercise the Commission's functions during the 4 year period.

(2) A strategic plan shall, in particular, set out—

(a) the Commission's objectives and priorities during the 4 year period;

(b) how the Commission proposes to achieve them;

(c) a timetable for doing so; and

(d) estimates of the costs of doing so.

(3) Before laying a strategic plan before the Parliament, the Commission shall provide a draft of it to and invite, and (if any are given) consider, comments on it from—

(a) the Parliamentary corporation; and

(b) such other persons as the Commission thinks appropriate.

(4) The reference in sub-paragraph (3)(b) to other persons includes a committee of the Parliament.

(5) The Commission shall lay each strategic plan before the Parliament not later than the beginning of the 4 year period to which the plan relates.

(6) The Commission shall arrange for the publication of each strategic plan laid before the Parliament.

(7) The Commission may, at any time during a 4 year period, review the strategic plan for the period and lay a revised strategic plan before the Parliament.

(8) Sub-paragraphs (2) to (7) apply to a revised strategic plan as they apply to a strategic plan.

(9) In that application, the reference in sub-paragraph (5) to the 4 year period is a reference to the period to which the revised strategic plan relates.

(10) In this section, “4 year period” means the period of 4 years beginning on 1 April next following the coming into force of this paragraph and each subsequent period of 4 years.”