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19.—(1) Any report submitted to the Ombudsman under section 56(6) or 57(8) of the 1998 Act concerning the relevant conduct of a designated person shall be in writing.
(2) Where the Ombudsman considers any such report concerning the relevant conduct of a designated person, he shall—
(a)deal with the report without undue delay, and
(b)as soon as practicable, take such decisions as appear to him appropriate.
(3) At the end of an investigation of a matter investigated under section 55 of the 1998 Act concerning the relevant conduct of a designated person the Ombudsman shall send a copy of the report on the investigation to—
(a)the Board,
(b)the Secretary of State, and
(c)unless he has already received a copy of the report under regulation 20(2), the Chief Constable.
(4) Where the Chief Constable receives a copy of a report under paragraph (3)(c) concerning the conduct of a designated person employed by a contractor, he may send a copy of it to the contractor, if he is of the opinion that to do so—
(a)would not prejudice any criminal investigation or proceedings pending at the time he receives the copy of the report, and
(b)would not be contrary to the public interest.
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