(ii) at the end of the review period, (b) an assessment of whether the availability of provision of independent advocacy services has increased during the review period, (c) if that assessment is that the provision of independent advocacy services has not 5 increased— (i) why that is the case, and (ii) what steps (if any) the Scottish Ministers intend to take to ensure the availability of independent advocacy services increases before the end of the next review period. 10 (3) The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as reasonably practicable after preparing the 1 report— (a) publish the report, and (b) lay a copy of it before the Scottish Parliament. (4) For the purposes of this section— 15 (a) the “review period” means— (i) the period of 2 years beginning with the day on which this section comes into force, and (ii) each subsequent period of 4 years until a date...