Findings and recommendations

29Reports

(1)

The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, prepare a report setting out—

(a)

the number of inquiries that ended during the financial year, and

(b)

in relation to such inquiries—

(i)

the number in which recommendations requiring a response were made,

(ii)

the total number of such recommendations made,

(iii)

the number of such recommendations in relation to which a response was received by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service under section 28(1),

(iv)

the number of such recommendations in relation to which a notice was published under section 28(7).

(2)

The Scottish Ministers must—

(a)

lay a copy of a report under subsection (1) before the Scottish Parliament, and

(b)

publish the report in such manner as they consider appropriate.

(3)

In subsection (1), “recommendations requiring a response” means recommendations to which section 28(1)(a) applies.