Section 57 Information and reports

permit any person authorised to do so by the Scottish Ministers to inspect and make copies of its accounts and other records, and

provide that person with such explanations in relation to those accounts and records as the person or the Scottish Ministers may require.

a report on its activities during the period from the beginning of each financial year to 30th September in that year, and

a report on its activities during the whole of each financial year,

a description of the manner in which Scottish Water has complied, during the period to which the report relates, with its duties under sections 26, 28, 50 and 51, and

the reasons for any failure, during that period, to comply with its duties under sections 26 and 28.

send a copy of each report prepared under subsection (3) to the Scottish Ministers, the F1Commission F2, every water services provider and sewerage services provider and F3Consumer Scotland, and

publish the report.

any directions under section 56 which have been given to Scottish Water during the period to which the report relates F5, and

the extent to which Scottish Water has, during that period, complied with any requirements made under section 13(2) or 15(1) or (5) of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3).