Section 8: Annual reports

Children Act 2004 · 2004 c. 31View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Children's Commissioner

As soon as possible after the end of each financial year the Children's Commissioner must make a report on—

the way in which he has discharged his functions ...; and
what he has found in the course of exercising those functions during the year; . . .
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The Children's Commissioner must in particular under subsection (1)(a) include—

Where the Children's Commissioner makes a report under this section—

he must send a copy to the Secretary of State; and
the Commissioner must as soon as possible lay a copy before each House of Parliament.

The Children's Commissioner must publish a report under this section as soon as possible after laying it before each House of Parliament.

If the Children's Commissioner does not consider a report made under this section to be suitable for children, the Commissioner must publish a version of the report which is suitable for children.

In this section, "financial year" has the same meaning as in paragraph 8 of Schedule 1.

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