The Commissioner may report to the Secretary of State on any matter relating to domestic abuse.
The Commissioner must publish every report made under this section.
Before publishing a report under this section, the Commissioner must send a draft of the report to the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State may direct the Commissioner to omit material from any report under this section before publication if the Secretary of State thinks the publication of that material—
might jeopardise the safety of any person, or
might prejudice the investigation or prosecution of an offence.
The Secretary of State must consult the Commissioner before making any direction under subsection (4).
The Commissioner must arrange for a copy of any report published under this section to be laid before Parliament.