10C.—(1) A person who makes, or causes to be made, a statement under section 10B shall keep records relating to the statement—

(a) in the case of a parliamentary leader of a qualifying party for a period of not less than 6 years, and

(b) in the case of an independent member and a personal representative for a period of not less than 6 years or such shorter period as the Commission may determine,

from the end of the financial year to which the statement relates.

(2) The Commission shall retain every statement and auditor’s report furnished to it under section 10B for such period as it thinks fit.

(3) As soon as reasonably practicable after receiving a statement and an auditor’s report under section 10B (and the foregoing statement is determined by the Commission to be satisfactory), the Commission shall—

(a) make a copy of the statement and the auditor’s report, and the Commission’s report on the statement, available for public inspection, without charge, on its website and at its principal office during normal working hours, and

(b) permit any person to take a copy or an extract of either such statement or such report on payment of a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of copying, at such times and subject to such conditions as the Commission considers appropriate.]