Part 2The Legal Services Board

General functions

6Annual report

1

The Board must prepare a report (“the annual report”) for each financial year.

2

The annual report must deal with—

a

the discharge of the Board's functions,

b

the extent to which, in the Board's opinion, the Board has met the regulatory objectives, and

c

such other matters as the Lord Chancellor may from time to time direct.

3

As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year, the Board must give the Lord Chancellor a copy of the annual report prepared for that year.

4

The Lord Chancellor must lay a copy of the annual report before Parliament.

5

In this section “financial year” means—

a

the period beginning with the day on which the Board is established and ending with the next following 31 March, and

b

each successive period of 12 months.