Part 5 SSocial care and social work: scrutiny and improvement

Chapter 2SSocial services: inspections

InspectionsS

57Inspections: reportsS

(1)Where an inspection under this Part has been completed, SCSWIS—

(a)must prepare a report on the matters inspected, and

(b)must without delay send a copy of that report to the person providing the service which has been inspected.

(2)Before finalising the report, SCSWIS must give the person providing the service an opportunity of commenting on a draft of the report.

(3)SCSWIS must make copies of the report available for inspection at its offices by any person at any reasonable time; and it must take such other steps as it considers appropriate for publicising the report.

(4)Regulations may make further provision about the preparation, content and effect of reports under this section and in particular may make—

(a)provision (including provision modifying any duties under this section) specifying circumstances in which—

(i)any right to receive,

(ii)access to,

(iii)availability of,

copies of reports (or of parts of such reports) may be restricted, refused or withheld,

(b)provision requiring copies of reports to be sent to the Scottish Ministers (or such other persons as may be specified in regulations) in such circumstances as may be so specified.