Strategic planning
I1I34Duty to have a plan
1
The Commissioner must—
a
have a strategic plan, and
b
make the latest version of the plan publicly available.
2
A strategic plan is a document setting out, for the period of the plan (as defined in section 5(2)), the Commissioner’s—
a
strategy for involving the public, and patients in particular, in the Commissioner’s work,
b
objectives,
c
proposals for achieving the objectives,
d
timetable for doing so,
e
estimate of the costs for doing so.
3
The strategy referred to in subsection (2)(a) must, in particular, make provision about how the Commissioner will seek to raise awareness of—
a
the Commissioner’s role, and
b
the ways in which the public may communicate with the Commissioner.
4
A strategic plan may include any other information the Commissioner considers appropriate.
5
As soon as practicable after making a strategic plan, the Commissioner is to lay a copy of it before the Scottish Parliament.
I2I45Frequency of planning
1
The Commissioner—
a
may make a new strategic plan at any time (having complied with section 7),
b
must seek to ensure that there is no gap between the period of one plan ending and that of its successor beginning.
2
The period of a strategic plan—
a
must not exceed 4 years,
b
begins on the date that the plan states it begins,
c
ends on the earlier of—
i
the date that the plan states it ends, or
ii
the date that the period of the plan’s successor begins.