Paragraph 13 Annual report

(1)

The scheme administrator must publish a report each year by 30th September which—

(a)

describes the activities undertaken by the scheme administrator in the exercise of its functions during the financial year ending on 31st March of that year;

(b)

sets out—

(i)

the total amount of disposal fees raised from producers;

(ii)

the total amount paid to each relevant authority towards its disposal costs;

(iii)

how the scheme administrator has used its resources in the most efficient and effective way;

(c)

describes—

(i)

the impact of its fees policy on the use of environmentally sustainable packaging; and

(ii)

the contribution the scheme administrator has made to the achievement of the outcomes described in its strategy;

(d)

sets out what activities the scheme administrator has undertaken in the United Kingdom as a whole and, where relevant, in each nation of the United Kingdom;

(e)

describes its performance against the key performance indicators for the United Kingdom as a whole and, where relevant, for each nation of the United Kingdom.

(2)

Before publishing the report, the scheme administrator must send a draft of its proposed report to each appropriate authority and allow the authority at least one month to make representations to the scheme administrator on the report.

(3)

The scheme administrator must take any representations made to it under sub-paragraph (2) into account in finalising its report.