This section makes provision in respect of the Commander’s annual report.
	Subsections (1) and (2) place a duty on the Commander to prepare an annual report on the exercise of the Commander’s functions during the previous financial year (defined in subsection (5)) , which must also include the Commander’s views on the performance of the border security system (as defined in subsection (5)) with particular reference to any strategic priorities identified by the Commander in a strategic priority document issued under section 3.
	Subsection (3) requires the Commander to send a copy of the annual report to the Secretary of State.
	Subsection (4) requires the Secretary of State to lay the annual report before Parliament and arrange for it to be published. In practice, publication will be in a manner which the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
Part 1: Border Security Chapter 1: The Border Security Commander Section 4: Duty to prepare annual reports