Part 8: Oversight arrangements Chapter 1: Investigatory Powers Commissioner and other Judicial Commissioners Section 234: Annual and other reports
Subsection (1) means that the IPC must report to the Prime Minister on an annual basis about their work and subsection (2) lists matters which must be included in that report. The Prime Minister may require additional reports. The IPC may report at any time on any matter the Commissioner has oversight of. The IPC’s reports can include any recommendations the Commissioner thinks appropriate.
	Subsections (6) and (7) state that upon receipt of an annual report from the IPC the Prime Minister must publish that report and lay it before Parliament. However, the Prime Minister may redact information from the report if that information would damage national security or damage operational effectiveness. The Prime Minister must consult with the IPC before deciding to redact anything from the report. The Prime Minister must additionally consult the Scottish Ministers before redacting anything relating to Part 3 of the Police Act 1997. Reports that are laid before Parliament must be sent to the Scottish Ministers to be laid before the Scottish Parliament.
	If the Commissioner has carried out an investigation, inspection or audit following a referral from the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, then the Prime Minister must share a copy of any resulting report with the Committee, so long as the report relates to matters which are within the statutory remit of the Committee.