Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

7 (1) Section 32 (law of defamation and disclosure of information) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1)(a), for “any officer of the Commission” substitute “ any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”.

(3) In subsection (1)(b)—

(a) for “any officer of the Commission” substitute “ any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”;

(b) after “a complainant” insert “ , or with the person affected in relation to a matter, ”.

(4) In subsection (1)(ba), for “any officer of the Commission,” substitute “ any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”.

(5) In subsection (1)(d), for “section 24” substitute “ section 23A ”.

(6) After subsection (1)(e) insert—

“(f) the publication of any matter by inclusion in a report, statement or summary published or supplied under section 31B.”

(7) In subsection (2)—

(a) for “any officer of the Commission” substitute “ any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”;

(b) in paragraph (a), for “report to be made under section 30 or 31” insert “ report, statement or summary under section 30, 31 or 31B ”;

(c) in paragraph (b), for “an officer of the Commission” substitute “ a person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of Local Commissioner ”;

(d) in the words following paragraph (c), for “the officers of the Commission” substitute “ persons discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”.

(8) In subsection (3)—

(a) for “any of the authorities mentioned in section 25(1) above” substitute “ any of the authorities to which this Part of this Act applies ”;

(b) for “any member of the staff of the Commission who is allocated to assist him” substitute “ any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”.

(9) After subsection (3A) (inserted by section 178) insert—

“(3B) Section 25(4), (4A) and (5) do not apply for the purpose of subsection (3).”