Section 14 Strategic plans

The F1Commissioner must, 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 F2Commissioner proposes to perform the Commissioner’s functions during the 4 year period.

A strategic plan must, in particular, set out—

Before laying a strategic plan before the Parliament, the F5Commissioner must provide a draft of it to and invite, and (if any are given) consider, comments on it from—

The reference in subsection (3)(b) to other persons includes a reference to a committee of the Parliament.

The F7Commissioner must lay each strategic plan before the Parliament not later than the beginning of the 4 year period to which the plan relates.

The F8Commissioner must arrange for the publication of each strategic plan laid before the Parliament.

The F9Commissioner 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.

Subsections (2) to (7) apply to a revised strategic plan as they apply to a strategic plan.

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

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