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Report on 1997-98 Annual Reports: Report Two
Table of Contents
Members of the Committee
Chapter 1 – General overview
Introduction
Reports examined
Assessment as to whether the reports are satisfactory
Structure of the remainder of the report
Reporting requirements under the Commonwealth Authorities and
Companies Act 1997
Chapter 2 – Annual reporting requirements
Introduction
Purpose of annual reports
Timeliness of reporting
The artificiality of a 12-month timeframe
General content issues
Annual reports versus other reporting
The former on-request information
Performance information
Staffing information
Other content
Financial statements
Presentational standards
Parliamentary review
Maintenance of annual reporting requirements
Conclusions
Chapter 3 – Specific Issues
Introduction
Performance information
Availability on the Internet
Timeliness
Consultancies
Financial statements
Service charters
Requirement for non-reporting bodies to report
Appendix A – Tabling dates of 1997-98 annual reports