http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/10/section/34GPublic Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005An Act to establish and make provision about the office of Public Services Ombudsman for Wales; to make provision about the functions of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales; to make provision about compensation; to abolish the Commission for Local Administration in Wales and the offices of Welsh Administration Ombudsman, Health Service Commissioner for Wales and Social Housing Ombudsman for Wales; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-17Expert Participation2019-07-23 Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005s. 25A titleWelsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011Mesur y Gymraeg (Cymru) 2011Sch. 3 para. 5(a)s. 156(2)art. 3(g)Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005s. 25B titleWelsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011Mesur y Gymraeg (Cymru) 2011Sch. 3 para. 6(a)s. 156(2)art. 3(g) PART 2A34G1If the Ombudsman decides under section 34B(8) not to begin an investigation into a complaint or to discontinue an investigation, the Ombudsman must prepare a statement of the reasons for that decision.2The Ombudsman must send a copy of the statement to—athe person who made the complaint, andbthe provider to whom the complaint relates.3The Ombudsman may also send a copy of the statement to any other persons he or she thinks appropriate.4The Ombudsman may publish a statement under this section if, after taking account of the interests of the person aggrieved and any other persons the Ombudsman thinks appropriate, he or she considers that it would be in the public interest to do so.5The Ombudsman may supply a copy of the published statement, or part of that statement, to any person who requests it.6The Ombudsman may charge a reasonable fee for supplying a copy of a statement, or part of a statement, under subsection (5).7The following information must not be included in a version of a statement sent to a person under subsection (2)(b) or (3) or published under subsection (4)—athe name of a person other than the provider to whom the complaint relates;binformation which, in the opinion of the Ombudsman, is likely to identify such a person and which, in the Ombudsman's opinion, can be omitted without impairing the effectiveness of the statement.8Subsection (7) does not apply if, after taking account of the interests of the person aggrieved and any other persons the Ombudsman thinks appropriate, the Ombudsman considers that it would be in the public interest to include that information in that version of the statement.Pts. 2A, 2B inserted (1.11.2014) by Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4), s. 199(2), Sch. 3 para. 2 (with Sch. 3 para. 3); S.I. 2014/2718, art. 2(b)