[F147IReport by appointed person on exercise of powersE+W
(1)As soon as possible after the end of each financial year, the person appointed under section 47H(4) must prepare a report for that year.
(2)“Financial year” means—
(a)the period beginning with the day on which section 55 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 comes into force and ending with the next 31 March (which is the first financial year), and
(b)each subsequent period of twelve months beginning with 1 April.
(3)The report must give the appointed person's opinion as to the circumstances and manner in which the powers conferred by sections 47C, 47D, 47E and 47F are being exercised in cases where the officer who exercised them is required to give a report under section 47H.
(4)The report may make any recommendations the appointed person considers appropriate.
(5)The appointed person must send a copy of the report to the Secretary of State.
(6)The Secretary of State must—
(a)publish any report received under subsection (5), and
(b)lay a copy before Parliament.
(7)Before acting under subsection (6) the Secretary of State must exclude from the report any matter which the Secretary of State thinks is likely to prejudice any criminal investigation or criminal proceedings.
(8)If the Secretary of State excludes any matter from the report the Secretary of State must comply with subsection (6) in relation to the whole of the report as soon as the Secretary of State thinks that the excluded matter is no longer likely to prejudice any criminal investigation or criminal proceedings.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 47A-47S and cross-heading inserted (22.11.2014 for the insertion of ss. 47A, 47G, 47S(1)-(5) for specified purposes, 1.6.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), ss. 55(2), 116(1); S.I. 2014/3101, art. 3; S.I. 2015/983, art. 2(2)(a)