Legislation – Domestic Abuse Act 2021
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PART 2The Domestic Abuse Commissioner
Duties of public authorities in relation to Commissioner
I116Duty to respond to Commissioner’s recommendations
1
This section applies where the Commissioner publishes a report under section 8 containing recommendations in relation to—
a
any public authority that is a specified public authority for the purposes of section 15;
b
any government department in the charge of a Minister.
2
The relevant person must prepare comments on the report.
3
In this section “the relevant person” means—
a
the public authority, or
b
the Minister in charge of the government department,
as the case may be.
4
The comments must include, in respect of each recommendation made in the report, an explanation of—
a
the action which the relevant person has taken, or proposes to take, in response to the recommendation, or
b
why the relevant person has not taken, or does not propose to take, any action in response.
5
The relevant person must arrange for the comments to be published in such manner as the person considers appropriate.
6
The comments must be published before the end of the period of 56 days beginning with the day on which the report is published.
7
The relevant person must send a copy of anything published under subsection (5) to—
a
the Commissioner, and
b
where the relevant person is a specified public authority for the purposes of section 15, the Secretary of State.