After section 9D of the 2002 Act insert—

“9EReport and recommendations

(1)

The Ombudsman must prepare a report on any complaint he has investigated under section 9D.

(2)

The report must state—

(a)

what findings the Ombudsman has made;

(b)

whether he considers the complaint should be upheld in whole or part;

(c)

if he does, what if any action he recommends should be taken by the Commission or the Lord Chancellor as a result of the complaint.

(3)

The recommendations that may be made under subsection (2)(c) include recommendations for the payment of compensation.

(4)

Such a recommendation must relate to loss which appears to the Ombudsman to have been suffered by the complainant as a result of maladministration and not as a result of any failure to be appointed to an office to which the complaint related.”