8(1)The Director General must—
(a)arrange for the annual report to be published in the manner which the Director General considers appropriate, and
(b)send a copy of the annual report to—
(i)the strategic partners, and
(ii)the Secretary of State.
(2)The Secretary of State must lay a copy of the annual report before Parliament.
(3)The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of the annual report before the Scottish Parliament.
(4)The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland must lay a copy of the annual report before the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(5)Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4) as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.