21.Part 2 is divided into 3 chapters.
22.The sections comprising Chapter 1 deal with a variety of matters related to the delivery and regulation of care, but have in common that they do so by textually amending other enactments. They are therefore grouped as one Chapter on the basis that most users of the statute book will be interested in legislation as amended by those sections, as opposed to the amending instructions per se.
23.Chapter 2 confers regulation-making powers on the Scottish Ministers, enabling them to:
	impose certain requirements in relation to the discharge of local authorities’ social care functions (see sections 26 and 27),
	make provision about independent advocacy, information and advice in relation to social care (see sections 28 and 29).
24.Chapter 3 imposes further (non-regulation making) duties on the Scottish Ministers:
	Section 30 requires them to periodically produce a 10-year projection of social care need in Scotland.
	Section 31 requires them to periodically report on the state of the social care market in Scotland. Connected to this is section 32, which gives them a power to require the supply of information needed to produce those reports.
	Section 33 requires them to produce, and periodically review, a fair-work strategy for the care sector. Section 34 then requires them to periodically report on the realisation of fair work in the sector.
	Section 35 requires them to periodically report on the state of independent advocacy available in relation to social care.
	Section 36 requires them to produce guidance on sectoral bargaining in social care procurement and take other steps, where they consider it necessary, to support compliance with collective agreements.
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