Amendment of article 6
4. In article 6 (the Council’s duties in respect of publications)—
(a)for paragraph (1) substitute the following paragraphs—
“(1) The Council shall publish, by such date in each year as the Privy Council shall specify—
(a)a report on the exercise of the Society’s functions which includes a description of the arrangements that the Society has put in place to ensure that it adheres to good practice in relation to equality and diversity (and for these purposes “equality” and “diversity” have the meanings given in section 8(2) of the Equality Act 2006 (equality and diversity)); and
(b)a statistical report which indicates the efficiency and effectiveness of, and which includes a description of, the arrangements which the Society has put in place to protect members of the public from registrants whose fitness to practise is impaired, together with the Council’s observations on the report.
(1A) The Council shall submit copies of the reports published under paragraph (1) to the Privy Council and the Privy Council shall lay copies of the reports before each House of Parliament and before the Scottish Parliament.”;
(b)for paragraph (3), substitute the following paragraph—
“(3) Those annual accounts shall be audited by auditors appointed by the Council, and the Council shall ensure the persons it appoints are eligible for appointment as statutory auditors under Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006 (statutory auditors).”; and
(c)in paragraph (4), after “House of Parliament” insert “and the Scottish Parliament”.