Sch 6 para 3
(1) The Secretary of State must arrange for every HMIC report received to be published in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate. (2) But the Secretary of State may exclude from publication any part of an HMIC report if, in the Secretary of State's opinion, the publication of that part— (a) would be against the interests of national security, (b) could prejudice the prevention or detection of crime, the apprehension of offenders, or the prosecution of offences, or (c) might jeopardise the safety of any person. (3) The Secretary of State must send a copy of the published report— (a) to the NCA; and (b) if the inspection was carried out wholly or partly in Scotland, to the Scottish Ministers; and (c) if the inspection was carried out wholly or partly in Northern Ireland, to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.