Report on investigationN.I.
3—(1) Where the Commissioner has conducted an investigation pursuant to a determination under section 4(4), the Commissioner must prepare a report on the outcome of the investigation and send it to—N.I.
(a)any relevant authority concerned and, where the report contains recommendations as to action to be taken by any other relevant authority, that relevant authority; and
(b)such other bodies or persons as the Commissioner thinks appropriate.
(2) Apart from identifying any relevant authority concerned, a report under this paragraph must not—
(a)mention the name of any person; or
(b)contain any particulars which, in the Commissioner's opinion, are likely to identify any person and can be omitted without impairing the effectiveness of the report,
unless the Commissioner determines that it is necessary to do so (whether for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) or otherwise).
(3) A report under this paragraph may include recommendations as to action to be taken by a relevant authority mentioned in the report; and any such recommendations must be accompanied by the Commissioner's reasons for making them.
(4) Where a report contains a recommendation as to action to be taken by a relevant authority, the authority must—
(a)consider the recommendation; and
(b)determine what action (if any) to take in response to the recommendation.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 3 in operation at 1.12.2012 by S.R. 2012/388, art. 2(x)