(1)  The principal officer of a public authority must –

(a) develop policies and procedures in relation to disclosure of information for use in the public authority; and

(b) publish details of this Act, including the policies and procedures developed under paragraph (a) , and the way in which people can exercise their rights under it in respect of the public authority; and

(c) as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year provide details on information published as required disclosures or routine disclosures by the public authority; and

(d) as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year provide details on information released as assessed disclosures, in particular –

(i) the number of applications made to the public authority under this Act; and

(ii) the number of applications refused by the public authority and the provisions of this Act under which they were refused; and

(iii) the number of applications relating to information which was exempt information or part of the information was exempt information and the provisions of this Act under which the information was exempt information; and

(iv) the number of applications for internal review made to the principal officer under section 43 and the results of those applications.

(2)  The principal officer of a public authority may appoint an officer to assist him or her with the functions specified in subsection (1) .