Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

11 Reports to Secretary of State

(1) The Secretary of State may require SOCA to submit a report to him on such matters—

(a) connected with the exercise of SOCA’s functions, or

(b) otherwise connected with any of SOCA’s activities,

as may be specified in the requirement.

(2) A report submitted under subsection (1) must be in such form as may be so specified.

(3) The Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers before imposing any requirement under that subsection relating to any functions or activities of SOCA—

(a) exercised or carried out in Scotland, or

(b) exercised or carried out outside, but in relation to, Scotland.

(4) The Secretary of State may—

(a) arrange, or

(b) require SOCA to arrange,

for a report under this section to be published in such manner as he considers appropriate.

(5) But the Secretary of State may exclude any part of a report from publication under subsection (4) if, in his opinion, publication of that part—

(a) would be against the interests of national security, or

(b) could prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders, or

(c) could jeopardise the safety of any person.