9FReport procedure

1

This section applies to a report under section 9E.

2

The Ombudsman must submit a draft of the report—

a

to the Lord Chancellor, and

b

if the complaint was a Commission complaint, to the Commission.

3

In finalising the report the Ombudsman—

a

must have regard to any proposal by the Lord Chancellor or the Commission for changes in the draft report;

b

must include in the report a statement of any such proposal not given effect to.

4

The report must be signed by the Ombudsman.

5

If the complaint was a Commission complaint the Ombudsman must send the report in duplicate to the Lord Chancellor and the Commission.

6

Otherwise the Ombudsman must send the report to the Lord Chancellor.

7

The Ombudsman must send a copy of the report to the complainant, but that copy must not include information—

a

which relates to an identified or identifiable individual other than the complainant, and

b

whose disclosure by the Ombudsman to the complainant would (apart from this subsection) be contrary to section 9I.