Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002

[F1 6B Further provision in relation to healthcare whistleblowing S

(1) In a case where a complaint or request is made in relation to a matter mentioned in section 6A(1), the complaint or request is not to be regarded as relating to a matter mentioned in section 5(1).

(2) For the avoidance of doubt, the reference—

(a) in section 6A(6) to action taken in connection with family health services, and

(b) in section 7(6) to action taken in relation to services that—

(i) an independent provider provided, or

(ii) it was an independent provider’s function to provide,

includes action taken in handling, or in light of, a complaint made in connection with those services.

(3) Nothing in section 6A requires the Ombudsman to make a model complaints handling procedure for whistleblowers’ complaints relevant to a body or provider by virtue of a specification under section 16C(1).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 6A, 6B inserted (8.1.2020) by The Public Services Reform (The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman) (Healthcare Whistleblowing) Order 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/5), arts. 2, 3(2)