98.Section 35 requires the Scottish Ministers to periodically report on the provision, in relation to public social care services, of independent advocacy services funded by them. In this context, “public social care services” and “independent advocacy” have the meanings given in section 28 (see paragraph 79 above).
99.Subsection (4) requires the first report to be published within 2 years of the section coming into force. The date on which the section comes into force is to be specified by regulations (see section 39). Thereafter, reports are to be produced at least every 4 years.
100.Subsection (4)(b)(ii) allows the Scottish Ministers to make regulations specifying an end date for the reporting duty. Those regulations will be subject to the negative procedure (see section 38).
Overview of the Act Overview of Part 2 Monitoring advocacy provision