SCHEDULE 3Amendments of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)

3Investigations and reports

After subsection (6) of section 12 (investigation procedure) there is inserted—

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Any reference in subsections (2)(a) and (6)(a) and (b) to the listed authority in question or to the listed authority includes, in relation to an investigation following a complaint, references to a listed authority—

a

which is not mentioned in the complaint, but

b

whose action is investigated by the Ombudsman in connection with the investigation.