Part 1The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
9Annual report to Secretary of State
1
The Commission must prepare a report for each financial year.
2
Each report under this section must—
a
deal with the activities of the Commission in the financial year for which it is prepared, including the matters mentioned in subsection (3),
b
include the report prepared under paragraph 20(5) of Schedule 1 by the committee established under that paragraph.
3
The matters referred to in subsection (2)(a) are—
a
the strategic direction of the Commission and the manner in which it has been kept under review;
b
the Commission's objectives and targets, the steps taken to meet them and the extent to which they have been met;
c
the steps taken to monitor the performance of the Commission in ensuring that its functions are exercised effectively and efficiently;
d
the extent to which the Commission has relied on sections 7(1) and 8(1).
4
The Commission must—
a
send each report to the Secretary of State as soon as practicable after the end of the financial year for which it is prepared, and
b
publish the report in such manner as the Commission considers appropriate.
5
The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a copy of every report received under this section.
6
In this section, “financial year” means—
a
the period beginning with the date on which the Commission is established and ending with the next following 31st March, and
b
each successive period of 12 months.