Health Act 2006

Reports etc.

67 Annual reports

(1) The Commission must prepare in respect of each financial year a report relating to its performance of its functions during that year.

(2) The report must in particular—

(a) set out the practices adopted by the Commission during the year with a view to ensuring equal opportunities,

(b) contain information about complaints made to the Commission during the year, and about how complaints made to the Commission were resolved during the year, and

(c) deal with any such other matters as the Secretary of State may direct.

(3) The Commission must—

(a) send the Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales copies of the report as soon as possible after the end of the year, and

(b) publish the report in such manner as the Commission considers appropriate.

(4) The Secretary of State must lay before each House of Parliament a copy of every report sent to him under subsection (3).

68 Other reports and information

(1) If requested to do so by—

(a) the Secretary of State,

(b) the Privy Council,

(c) a government department, or

(d) the Commissioner for Public Appointments,

the Commission must provide him or it with such a report or information relating to any aspect of the Commission’s performance of its functions as is specified in the request.

(2) If requested to do so by the National Assembly for Wales, the Commission must provide it with such a report or information relating to any aspect of the Commission’s performance of its functions under section 61 as is specified in the request.

(3) If requested to do so by a body to which this subsection applies, the Commission must provide the body with such a report or information relating to the Commission’s performance of its functions in relation to the body as is specified in the request.

(4) Subsection (3) applies to any body in relation to which—

(a) functions are exercisable by the Commission by virtue of a direction under section 58, 60 or 61, or

(b) arrangements are in force under section 63.