78Agencies to provide annual return to Ombudsman

78 Agencies to provide annual return to Ombudsman

78 Agencies to provide annual return to Ombudsman

(1) An agency must provide an annual return to the Ombudsman in relation to each period of 12 months ending on 30 June (the return period).

(2) Unless the Ombudsman approves a later time, the annual return must be provided within 30 days after the end of the return period to which it relates.

(3) The annual return is to include information about—

(a) voluntary public interest disclosures received by the agency during the return period, and

(b) action taken by the agency to deal with voluntary public interest disclosures during the return period, and

(c) measures taken by the agency during the return period to promote a culture in which public interest disclosures are encouraged.

(4) The regulations may make further provision about—

(a) the information to be included in an annual return, and

(b) the form in which the information is to be provided.