11Annual reports on exercise of functions
(1)Community Justice Scotland must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year—
(a)prepare a report on the exercise of its functions during that financial year, and
(b)send a copy of the report to the Scottish Ministers.
(2)Community Justice Scotland may include in a report such other information about its operation as it considers appropriate.
(3)In preparing a report, Community Justice Scotland must consult—
(a)each of the community justice partners,
(b)such third sector bodies involved in community justice as it considers appropriate, and
(c)such other persons as it considers appropriate.
(4)The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of each report before the Scottish Parliament.
(5)As soon as practicable after a copy of a report has been laid before the Scottish Parliament under subsection (4), Community Justice Scotland must publish the report.