Chapter 1: Fixed penalty notices Section 6: Reports
Section 6 specifies the reporting required on the use of fixed penalty notices.
	Subsection (1) specifies the responsibility on enforcement authorities or chief officers of police to submit an annual report to the Secretary of State after the end of each financial year. The report must include
the number of fixed penalty notices issued;
the financial amounts of the penalties issued; and
the reason each fixed penalty notice was issued, i.e. the offence committed.
	Subsection (2)(a) states that the Secretary of State must publish a report containing the information provided under subsection (1) for each financial year. Subsection (2)(b) details that a report must also be issued for penalty notices issued by the Secretary of State during that year, including (i) the number of fixed penalty notices issued; (ii) the financial amounts of the penalties issued; and (iii) the reason each fixed penalty notice was issued, i.e. the offence committed.
	Subsection (3) clarifies the meaning of ‘financial year’ as used in this Act as the period from 01 April until the following 31 March, on a 12-month rolling basis. The first relevant financial year will run from the day this section of the Act comes into force until the following 31 March.