SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2The framework document & annual report

Part 2The annual report

Publication & distribution

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1

The Director General must—

a

arrange for the annual report to be published in the manner which the Director General considers appropriate, and

b

send a copy of the annual report to—

i

the strategic partners, and

ii

the Secretary of State.

2

The Secretary of State must lay a copy of the annual report before Parliament.

3

The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of the annual report before the Scottish Parliament.

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The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland must lay a copy of the annual report before the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4) as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.