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.