(1)The Secretary of State must, on or before each report date relating to a UK strategy, lay before Parliament a report on the progress made—
(a)towards meeting the targets in sections 3 to 6, and
(b)in implementing the UK strategy.
(2)The report dates relating to a UK strategy are each anniversary of the day on which it was laid before Parliament, other than an anniversary which falls—
(a)on or after the date on which a subsequent UK strategy is so laid, or
(b)after the end of the target year.
(3)The Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the target year, lay before Parliament a report on the progress made in implementing the most recent UK strategy.
(4)A report under subsection (1) or (3) must in particular—
(a)describe the measures taken by the Secretary of State in accordance with the UK strategy,
(b)describe the measures taken by the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Northern Ireland departments in accordance with a Scottish strategy, a Welsh strategy or a Northern Ireland strategy,
(c)in the case of a report under subsection (1), describe the effect of all those measures on progress towards the targets and on progress in achieving the purpose mentioned in section 9(2)(b).
(5)If the UK strategy has not been implemented in full, the report must describe the respects in which it has not been implemented and the reasons for this.
(6)Before preparing a report under subsection (1) or (3), the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the relevant Northern Ireland department.