(1)This section applies if the Commissioner intends to conduct a review of a body under section 20 and it appears to the Commissioner that such a review relates to a matter that is the same as, or substantially similar to, the subject matter of—
(a)a review under section 72B of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c.14) by the Children's Commissioner for Wales;
(b)a review under section 3 of the Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006 (c.30) by the Commissioner for Older People in Wales;
(c)an inquiry under section 7 of the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1) by the Welsh Language Commissioner.
[F1(d)an investigation under the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 3) by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (and references in this section to the other Commissioner or the Commissioners include the Ombudsman).]
(2)The Commissioner may—
(a)inform the other Commissioner about the intention to conduct the review, and
(b)consult the other Commissioner about the review.
(3)The Commissioners may—
(a)co-operate with each other;
(b)jointly prepare and publish a document that is to be treated as both—
(i)the report of the review required by section 20(6), and
(ii)a report of the review or inquiry referred to in subsection (1) of this section.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 25(1)(d) inserted (23.7.2019) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 3), s. 77(1), Sch. 5 para. 5; S.I. 2019/1096, reg. 2
Commencement Information
I1S. 25 in force at 1.2.2016 by S.I. 2016/86, art. 2