Valid from 01/04/2010
(1)The regulator may require a registered provider—
(a)to prepare an annual report assessing the provider's performance by reference to standards under section 193 or 194, and
(b)to send the report to the regulator within a specified period.
(2)A requirement may specify matters to be covered by a report.
(3)Failure to comply with a requirement without reasonable excuse is an offence.
(4)A person guilty of an offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(5)Proceedings for an offence may be brought only by or with the consent of—
(a)the regulator, or
(b)the Director of Public Prosecutions.