SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Inspections and complaints

Part 1Inspections

Inspections in Scotland

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1

Before making a request for an inspection that would fall to be carried out wholly or partly in Scotland, the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers.

2

HMIC may carry out an inspection jointly with the Scottish inspectors—

a

if it is carried out wholly in Scotland, or

b

in a case where it is carried out partly in Scotland, to the extent that it is carried out there.

3

Before deciding whether or not to carry out such an inspection jointly with the Scottish inspectors, HMIC must consult the Scottish inspectors.