# Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000, Section 3E: Annual plan: Scottish Ministers


(1) Before the beginning of the planning period each year, the Scottish Ministers must prepare and publish a plan setting out—
(a) the steps that they propose to take during the planning period with a view to reducing inequalities of outcome for pupils of a type mentioned in section 3A(2), and
(b) the educational benefits for those pupils that they consider will result from taking those steps.
(2) In subsection (1), “ planning period ” means the period of 12 months beginning with such day as the Scottish Ministers may prescribe by regulations.
(3) Regulations under subsection (2) are subject to the negative procedure.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/6/section/3E (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/standards-in-scotlands-schools-etc-act-2000/section-3E
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