672. Supplementary powers and duties of the Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State:

1.  

   (1)     may make payments¹ to a probation trust² or towards expenditure incurred by any other person for any purpose falling within the probation purposes³;

2.  

   (2)     may publish guidelines about any qualifications, experience or training required to perform the work of an officer of a provider of probation services⁴, and must publish such guidelines in relation to work involving the supervision of offenders and other work requiring direct contact with offenders (including offenders held in custody)⁵;

3.  

   (3)     must at least once in every year⁶ consult the Welsh Ministers⁷, and such other persons as he thinks fit,