SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 8Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice
4Annual report
1
The Chief Inspector must, as soon as possible after the end of each financial year, prepare a report on how he has exercised his functions during the financial year.
2
The Chief Inspector must send a copy of each annual report to the Secretary of State who must—
a
lay a copy of it before each House of Parliament, and
b
arrange for it to be published.
3
But the Secretary of State may exclude a part of an annual report from the copy so laid or published if, in his opinion, the laying or publication of the part—
a
would be against the public interest, or
b
might jeopardise the safety of any person.
4
If the Secretary of State excludes a part of an annual report from laying or publication, he must lay or publish with the annual report a statement that it has been excluded.
5
In this paragraph “financial year” means—
a
the period beginning with the day on which section 45 comes into force and ending with the first 31st March which falls at least six months after that day, and
b
each subsequent period of twelve months beginning with 1st April.