General Overview of the Act Part 3 – Socially Responsible Public Procurement Chapter 3 – Reporting and Accountability Section 42 - Welsh Ministers’ annual report on public procurement
109.Section 42 requires the Welsh Ministers to publish, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of a financial year, a report about public procurement in Wales. Subsection (2) provides that the report must summarise any investigations carried out under section 41 and information drawn from contracting authorities’ annual reports. Subsection (3) requires the Welsh Ministers to publish these reports and lay them before the Senedd.
110.Part 4 contains provisions on subordinate legislation procedures; provides powers for the Welsh Ministers to make transitional, consequential etc. provisions; and makes provision in respect of commencement, interpretation, coming into force etc.