SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5The Director of Fair Access to Higher Education: supplementary provisions

7Reports

1

The Director must provide to the Secretary of State, as soon as possible after the end of each financial year, a report on how he has performed his functions during that year.

2

The Secretary of State may by direction require the Director, either in a report under sub-paragraph (1) or in a special report, to report to him on such matters related to access to higher education as may be specified in the direction.

3

The Secretary of State must lay before each House of Parliament a copy of each report provided to him under this paragraph; and the Director must publish the report once it has been so laid.

4

In this paragraph and paragraph 8 “financial year” means—

a

the period beginning with the date on which the first Director takes office and ending with the next 31st March, and

b

each subsequent period of twelve months ending with 31st March.