House of Lords written question – answered at on 1 May 2008.
Lord Grocott
Labour
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Which annual reports the Ministry of Justice is required by Acts of Parliament to produce; and, in each case, what is the authorising Act.
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
The Ministry of Justice is obliged by statute to lay the following annual documents before parliament:
| Annual report by: | Authorising Act of Parliament |
| Chief Inspector of Prisons | Prison Act 1952 |
| Criminal Cases Review Commission | Criminal Appeal Act 1995 |
| Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority | Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 |
| Her Majesty's Courts Service | Courts Act 2003 |
| Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Court Administration | Courts Act 2003 |
| Independent Monitoring Boards | Prison Act 1952 |
| Information Commissioner's Office | Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information Act 2000 |
| Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman | Constitutional Reform Act 2005 |
| Judicial Appointments Commission | Constitutional Reform Act 2005 |
| Law Commission | Law Commissions Act 1965 |
| Legal Services Commission | Access to Justice Act 1999 |
| Office of the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner | Access to Justice Act 1999 |
| Office of the Legal Services Ombudsman | Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 |
| Parole Board | Criminal Justice Act 2003 |
| Probation Boards | Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 |
| Sentencing Guidelines Council | Criminal Justice Act 2003 |
| Statistics on race and the criminal justice system (by OCJR) | Criminal Justice Act 1991 |
| Statistics on women and the criminal justice system (by OCJR) | Criminal Justice Act 1991 |
| Tribunals Service | Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 after consultation with the Scottish Ministers in accordance with the Scotland Act 1998 |
| Victims' Advisory Panel | domestic violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. An annual report is only required by the Act if the panel is consulted by the Secretary of State in a particular year. |
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