140Giving draft reports to Minister

140 Giving draft reports to Minister

140 Giving draft reports to Minister

(1) The Children’s Guardian—

(a) must give the Minister a draft of each of the reports to be given to the Presiding Officers under this Division, other than a special report mentioned in section 139(2)(b), and

(b) may give the Minister a draft of a special report to be given to the Presiding Officers mentioned in section 139(2)(b).

(2) A draft report that is required to be given to the Minister under subsection (1) must be given to the Minister at least one month, or a shorter period agreed by the Minister, before the report is given to the Presiding Officers.

(3) The Minister may—

(a) give the Children’s Guardian comments about a draft report, and

(b) require the Children’s Guardian to consult further in relation to the report.

(4) The Children’s Guardian is not required to amend the report because of comments made by the Minister but must, before finalising the report and giving it to the Presiding Officers, consider the comments.