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Care Standards Act 2000

Section 76  Further functions

182.Subsections (1) and (2) enable the Assembly to make regulations giving the Commissioner power to assist a child (including financially) who is making a complaint or representation to, or in respect of, a provider; or who is taking part in any prescribed proceedings. Subsection (3) enables the Commissioner to give advice and information to any person in connection with his functions. Subsection (4) enables further functions to be conferred on the Commissioner in regulations, in connection with his existing functions under this Part. Subsection (6) sets out restrictions on naming persons who are not the subject of an investigation in reports of the Commissioner. Subsection (7) establishes that the publication of any matter by the Commissioner in a report arising from his functions is absolutely privileged for the purposes of the law of defamation.

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