PART 2Fire reform
Further amendments of 2005 Act
116Annual report
After section 41K of the 2005 Act (inserted by section 115), insert—
41LAnnual report
1
As soon as is reasonably practicable after the end of each reporting year, SFRS must—
a
prepare and publish an annual report,
b
give a copy of the report to the Scottish Ministers, and
c
lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament.
2
An annual report is a report setting out—
a
an assessment of SFRS’s performance during the reporting year in acting in accordance with the framework document,
b
an assessment of SFRS’s performance during the reporting year in achieving the outcomes set out in the strategic plan approved under section 41A or, as the case may be, 41B, and
c
such other information as SFRS thinks fit.
3
In this section, “reporting year” means—
a
the period beginning on the day on which SFRS is established and ending
i
on 31 March next occurring, or
ii
if that period is of less than 6 months’ duration, on 31 March next occurring after that, and
b
each subsequent period of a year ending on 31 March.