Information and consultation

C118 Consultation during investigations.

1

Where F8the Commissioner, at any stage in the course of conducting an investigation, forms the opinion that the complaint relates partly F7or wholly to a matter which could be the subject of an investigation—

F9a

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C2b

by the Parliamentary Commissioner under the M1Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967,

F10ba

by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales under the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 F16or the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019,

c

by a Local Commissioner under Part III F14or 3A of the M2Local Government Act 1974, F5or

d

F3by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman under the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002, F11...

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he shall consult about the complaint with the appropriate Commissioner F1or F2... Ombudsman and, if he considers it necessary, he shall inform the person initiating the complaint of the steps necessary to initiate a complaint to that Commissioner F1or F2... Ombudsman.

2

Where F12the Commissioner consults with another Commissioner F4, the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman or F6... F13the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales in accordance with this section, the consultations may extend to any matter relating to the complaint, including—

a

the conduct of any investigation into the complaint, and

b

the form, content and publication of any report of the results of such an investigation.

3

Nothing in section 15 (confidentiality of information) applies in relation to the disclosure of information F15... in the course of consultations held in accordance with this section.