Information and consultation
C118 Consultation during investigations.
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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—
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by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales under the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 F16or the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019,
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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.