Part 1 Inspections

SCHEDULE 6 Inspections and Complaints

Section 11

Part 1 Inspections

Inspections in Scotland

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(1)     Before making a request for an inspection that would fall to be carried out wholly or partly in Scotland, the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers.

(2)     HMIC may carry out an inspection jointly with the Scottish inspectors—

(a)     if it is carried out wholly in Scotland, or

(b)     in a case where it is carried out partly in Scotland, to the extent that it is carried out there.

(3)     Before deciding whether or not to carry out such an inspection jointly with the Scottish inspectors, HMIC must consult the Scottish inspectors.

Inspections in Northern Ireland

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Before making a request for an inspection that would fall to be carried out wholly or partly in Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State must consult the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.

Publication of HMIC reports

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(1)     The Secretary of State must arrange for every HMIC report received to be published in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(2)     But the Secretary of State may exclude from publication any part of an HMIC

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