The Ombudsman must lay before the Parliament annually a general report on the exercise of the Ombudsman’s functions F4during the reporting year .

Such a report may include, in particular, any general recommendations which the Ombudsman may have arising from the exercise of those functions in the F5reporting year .

A report under subsection (1) must be laid before the Parliament within seven months after the end of the reporting year.

The F6Parliamentary corporation may give the Ombudsman directions as to the form and content of a report under subsection (1); and the Ombudsman must comply with any such direction.

The Ombudsman must arrange for the publication of each report under subsection (1).

The Ombudsman may from time to time lay before the Parliament such other reports with respect to the exercise of the Ombudsman’s functions as the Ombudsman thinks fit.

In this section, “reporting year” means the year beginning on 1 April.