Formal investigations
I1I211Requirement to respond to report
1
A person is subject to a requirement to respond to a recommendation in a report under section 10 if—
a
the report states—
i
that the recommendation is addressed to the person, and
ii
the period within which the person’s response to the recommendation is required, and
b
the Commissioner gives the person a copy of the report.
2
A person complies with a requirement to respond to a recommendation by giving the Commissioner a written response to it before the end of the period within which the report states that the person’s response is required.
3
A written response to a recommendation is a document setting out—
a
what the person responding has done, or proposes to do, to give effect to the recommendation, and
b
if the person does not intend to do anything to give effect to the recommendation (wholly or partly), the person’s reasons for that.
4
The Commissioner may, in whatever manner the Commissioner considers appropriate—
a
make publicly available (in full or in part) a person’s written response to a recommendation,
b
publicise a person’s failure to comply with a requirement to respond to a recommendation.