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Planning Act 2008

Schedule 1, Paragraphs 17 and 18: Reports

53.The Commission will be accountable to Ministers and Parliament for its overall performance as a public body. The Commission will have to submit a report to the Secretary of State at the end of each financial year relating to the performance of its functions during the year. This annual report on the activities of the Commission should give details of the exercise of its powers to authorise the compulsory acquisition of land and such matters as the Secretary of State directs the Commission to include. This report must be published by the Commission and be laid before Parliament by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State can also require the Commission to provide him with a report or information about any aspect of the Commission’s work.

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