The Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

3.—(1) Where the Commissioner has conducted an investigation pursuant to a determination under Article 8(4), he shall prepare a report on the outcome of the investigation and send it to— N.I.

(a) any relevant authority concerned and, where the report contains recommendations as to action to be taken by any other relevant authority, that relevant authority; and

(b) such other bodies or persons as the Commissioner thinks appropriate.

(2) Where the Commissioner has conducted an investigation pursuant to a determination under Article 9(7), he shall prepare a report on the outcome of the investigation and send it to—

(a) the relevant authority concerned and, where the report contains recommendations as to action to be taken by any other relevant authority, that relevant authority; and

(b) such other bodies or persons as the Commissioner thinks appropriate.

(3) Apart from identifying any relevant authority concerned, a report under this paragraph shall not—

(a) mention the name of any person; or

(b) contain any particulars which, in the Commissioner's opinion, are likely to identify any person and can be omitted without impairing the effectiveness of the report,

unless the Commissioner determines that it is necessary to do so (whether for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4) or otherwise).

(4) A report under this paragraph may include recommendations as to action to be taken by a relevant authority mentioned in the report; and any such recommendations shall be accompanied by the Commissioner's reasons for making them.

(5) Where a report contains a recommendation as to action to be taken by a relevant authority, it shall be the duty of the authority to—

(a) consider the recommendation; and

(b) determine what action (if any) to take in response to the recommendation.