Reports to the Assembly
16.—(1) The Commissioner may make a report to the Assembly in connection with the exercise of any of his or her general functions pursuant to section 2 of the Act.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the Commissioner must make an annual report to the Assembly which must contain —
(a)a summary of the action taken in the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions under the Act during the previous financial year including a summary of the reports issued during that period and of such representations as the Commissioner may have made during that period pursuant to section 2(3) of the Act, including any representations made as to the range or effectiveness of the Commissioner’s powers;
(b)a summary of the complaints made in accordance with the Commissioner’s complaints procedure established pursuant to section 20 of the Act and of the action taken by the Commissioner in response to these complaints;
(c)a review of issues relevant to the interests of older people in Wales; and
(d)a summary of the Commissioner’s work programme for the financial year in which the report is made and of the Commissioner’s proposals for a work programme for the following financial year.
(3) The first report referred to in paragraph (2) must be made in 2008.
(4) Subject to paragraph (3), the Commissioner must, no later than 1st October in each year, send a copy of the report referred to in paragraph (1), (2) and (3) to —
(a)the First Minister; and
(b)the libraries of the Assembly and of the Houses of Parliament.