Part 6

Legal Complaints

The Office for Legal Complaints

Annual report
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1
The OLC must prepare a report (“the annual report”) for each financial year.
2
The annual report must deal with—
a
the discharge of the functions of the OLC,
b
the extent to which, in the OLC's opinion, the OLC has met the regulatory objectives, and
c
such other matters as the Board may from time to time direct.
3
The OLC must include in the annual report a copy of the report prepared by the Chief Ombudsman under section 123 for the financial year in question.
4
As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year, the OLC must give the Board a copy of the annual report prepared for that year.
5
The Board must give a copy of the annual report to the Lord Chancellor.
6
The Lord Chancellor must lay a copy of the annual report before Parliament.
7
In this section “financial year” means—
a
the period beginning with the day on which the OLC is established and ending with the next following 31 March, and
b
each successive period of 12 months.