C HAPTER 2 S TRATEGIC PLANNING The Scottish Government 6 Strategic planning by the Scottish Ministers (1) Subsection (2) applies if, by virtue of regulations under section 27, 28, or 29— (a) the Scottish Ministers have the function of providing a service, or (b) the function of their providing a service is designated as a National Care Service function. (2) The Scottish Ministers must— (a) have a strategic plan, and (b) make their latest plan publicly available. (3) The Scottish Ministers’ strategic plan is a document setting out, for the period of the plan, their— (a) arrangements for providing the service referred to in subsection (1), (b) vision for the service, draft 2024-06-21 8 National Care Service (Scotland) Bill Part 1—The National Care Service Chapter 2—Strategic planning (c) objectives in relation to the service, (d) budget projections in relation to the service, (e) ethical commissioning strategy in relation to the service. (4) The Scottish Ministers’ strategic plan may include any other information they consider appropriate. (5) Before making a strategic plan the Scottish Ministers must consult publicly on a draft of the plan. (6) The Scottish Ministers— (a) may make a new strategic plan at any time (having complied with subsection (5)), (b) must ensure that there is no gap between the period of one plan ending and that of its successor beginning. (7) The period of a strategic plan— (a) must not exceed 3 years, (b) begins on the date...