Reports

11Reports on investigations

(1)

The Commissioner must, at the conclusion of any investigation, F1prepare a report of the investigation.

(2)

The report must contain any recommendations by the Commissioner arising out of the investigation.

F2(2A)

In relation to any such recommendation, the report may include a requirement to respond.

(2B)

A requirement to respond is a requirement that the service provider provides, within such period as the Commissioner reasonably requires, a statement in writing to the Commissioner setting out—

(a)

what the service provider has done or proposes to do in response to the recommendation; or

(b)

if the service provider does not intend to do anything in response to the recommendation, the reasons for that.

(3)

A report of an investigation into the activities of a person named in, or identifiable from, the report may be F3finalised only if that person has, where this is reasonable and practicable, been given a copy of the draft report and an opportunity to make representations on it.

F4(4)

The Commissioner must lay before the Parliament the report of a general investigation.

(5)

The Commissioner may lay before the Parliament the report of an individual investigation.

F5(6)

Where a report of an investigation includes a requirement to respond, the Commissioner must give a copy of the report to the service provider.