Fuel poverty strategy 3 Preparation of strategy (1) The Scottish Ministers must prepare a fuel poverty strategy. (2) The fuel poverty strategy must— 15 (a) set out the approach the Scottish Ministers intend to take to ensure that the 2040 target is met, (b) set out organisations, or types of organisations, with which the Scottish Ministers intend to work to ensure that the 2040 target is met, (c) identify characteristics of households which— 20 (i) are likely to be in fuel poverty, or (ii) for which getting out of fuel poverty presents particular challenges, (d) set out how the Scottish Ministers intend to assess— (i) progress towards meeting the 2040 target, and (ii) whether the 2040 target is met. 25 (3) The fuel poverty strategy may include such other information as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate. 4 Consultation on strategy (1) In preparing the fuel poverty strategy, the Scottish Ministers must consult such persons as they consider appropriate. 30 (2) The persons consulted under subsection (1) must include individuals who are living, or have lived, in fuel poverty. (3) For the purpose of subsection (1), it is immaterial that anything done by way of consultation was done— (a) before the Bill for this Act was passed, or 35 (b) after that but before this section comes into force. 4 Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill 5 Publication and laying of strategy (1) The Scottish Ministers must— (a) publish the fuel poverty strategy, and (b) lay a copy of it before the Scottish Parliament. 5 (2) Subsection (1) must be complied with before the expiry of the period of 1 year beginning with the day on which section 3 comes into force.