Section 26 - Action following receipt of a report
117.Section 26 applies if, following an investigation, the Ombudsman concludes in a section 23 report that any person has sustained injustice or hardship as a consequence of the action investigated. In these circumstances, the listed authority concerned is required to consider the Ombudsman’s report and notify the Ombudsman of the action that it has taken or proposes to take in response and also of the time within which it will take such action. The listed authority must make the notification within one month starting on the day that it receives the report or such longer period as the Ombudsman specifies.