Section 10 Provision of information and advice to the SPC by public procurement subgroupI1I2
England and Wales
The public procurement subgroup may provide information and advice to the SPC about the functions conferred on contracting authorities and the Welsh Ministers under Part 3 (socially responsible public procurement).
The SPC may—
provide to the Welsh Ministers information or advice received from the public procurement subgroup, or
revise such information or advice and provide it as revised to the Welsh Ministers.
If the Welsh Ministers request information or advice from the SPC about a matter referred to in subsection (1), the SPC must—
seek that information or advice from the public procurement subgroup, and
provide it, or revise it and provide it as revised, as soon as reasonably practicable.
If the Welsh Ministers consult the public procurement subgroup under section 30(2)(d) or 36(2)(d), the procurement subgroup must provide the Welsh Ministers with such information and advice as it considers appropriate as soon as reasonably practicable.
If a public procurement subgroup has not yet been established under section 9(1), the SPC may nevertheless provide information and advice to the Welsh Ministers about a matter referred to in subsection (1).
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
S. 10 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 48(1)
- I2
S. 10 in force at 30.6.2025 by S.I. 2025/338, art. 4(b)