241.This section provides that where the Scottish Ministers issue written guidance about the functions of the review oversight committee or of case review panels, the committee and those panels must have regard to that guidance. The committee and any case review panel chairs must provide the Scottish Ministers with such assistance as they reasonably request in preparing any such guidance. The Scottish Ministers are also required to publish any such guidance that they opt to issue, and must do so as soon as reasonably practicable after issuing it. The term “guidance” in this section would cover both the initial guidance and any revised guidance.
Interpretation Guidance Section 31 – Guidance by the Scottish Ministers