(1)  No later than 31 July in any year (the reporting date ), a licensee of an NEPT Service must provide an annual report in respect of the Service to the Secretary for the calendar year (the reporting year ) immediately preceding the reporting date.

(2)  An annual report under subregulation (1) in respect of an NEPT Service must be in an approved form and include the following matters:

(a) details of incidents involving a failure to comply with the quality assurance plan of the Service in that reporting year;

(b) the outcome of any investigation during that reporting year by the clinical governance committee, established in accordance with regulation 15 , of the Service;

(c) details of any updates made during the reporting year to the quality assurance plan of the Service;

(d) the maximum number of equivalent full-time staff positions employed, during the reporting year, at the Service;

(e) any other matters specified by the Secretary.

(3)  If a person ceases to be the licensee of an NEPT Service during a reporting year, the person must still provide a report under subregulation (1) in respect of the part of the reporting year that he or she was the licensee for the Service.