Commentary on Sections Part 2: the Chief Electoral Officer Section 9: Annual reports
49.This section imposes a statutory duty on the CEO to prepare and present an annual report to the Secretary of State on how he has discharged his functions in the year to which the report relates. The report will also include an assessment of the extent to which the relevant registration objectives have been met (see section 4 of the Act for the relevant registration objectives).
50.The report must be made by a date to be set by the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of State must lay a copy of the report before Parliament.