§ Mr. WattsTo ask the Prime Minister when the annual report of the Chief Commissioner appointed under section 91(1)(a) of the Police Act 1997 will be laid before the House; and if he will make a statement. [133856]
§ The Prime MinisterA copy of Sir Andrew Leggatt's annual report for 1999 is being laid before the House today in accordance with section 107(3) of the Police Act 1997. After consultation with the Chief Commissioner material in an annex to a report has been excluded from that copy under section 107(4) of the Act because its publication would be prejudicial to the prevention or detection of serious crime.
This is Sir Andrew's first annual report. I am most grateful to him and his colleagues for the work which has gone into preparing it.