SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7The Council for the Regulation of Health Care Professionals

Reports and other information

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(1)

The Council must prepare a report on the exercise of its functions during each financial year.

(2)

As soon as possible after the end of each financial year, the Council must lay a copy of its report for that year before Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales and the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(3)

The Council must comply with any request by Parliament to prepare, and lay before it, other reports or to provide Parliament with other information.

(4)

The Council must also comply with any corresponding request by—

(a)

the Scottish Parliament, in relation to matters which concern a subject for which any member of the Scottish Executive has general responsibility,

(b)

the Northern Ireland Assembly, in relation to transferred matters concerning Northern Ireland (“transferred matters” having the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)).