PART 9Miscellaneous and general

Local authority costs

95Strategy: local authority costs

1

The Scottish Ministers must prepare a strategy setting out the costs to local authorities in relation to their duties under this Act.

2

The strategy prepared under subsection (1)—

a

must set out the costs associated with the duties of local authorities under this Act,

b

must set out the approach the Scottish Ministers intend to take to fund local authorities to fulfil their duties under this Act,

c

must set out the approach the Scottish Ministers intend to take to ensure local authorities have the capacity to fulfil their duties under this Act,

d

may include such other information as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.