(1) The Board must, on
or before 30 September in each year, deliver to the Minister a report on
the administration of this Act and the work of the Board during the financial
year ending on the preceding 30 June.
(2) The report
must—
(a)
include the following information in relation to the relevant financial year:
(i)
the number of applications for registration received by
the Board;
(ii)
the number of persons who were registered as
social workers under this Act;
(iii)
the number and nature of complaints received by the Board
against registered social workers, and the number of registered social workers
to which the complaints related;
(iv)
the number and nature of voluntary undertakings given to
the Board by registered social workers;
(v)
the number of persons prosecuted for offences under this
Act and the nature of such offences;
(vi)
the number of proceedings before the Board under
Part 7 and the outcome of such proceedings;
(vii)
any other information prescribed by regulations; and
(b)
incorporate the audited accounts of the Board for the relevant financial year.
(3) The Minister must,
within 12 sitting days after receiving a report under this section, have
copies of the report laid before both Houses of Parliament.