Regulation 14 Further action following a report
Where the Commissioner has made a report under paragraph (1) of regulation 13 which contains a recommendation in respect of a provider of regulated children’s services in Wales, the Assembly or a person mentioned in Schedule 2A to the Act, the Commissioner may require the person in writing in respect of whom the recommendation is made to provide the Commissioner with the relevant information within 3 months of the date on which the the person is sent a copy of the report.
Where the Commissioner has made a report under paragraph (2) of regulation 13 which contains a recommendation in respect of a person mentioned in paragraph (1) of this regulation, the Commissioner may request the person in writing in respect of whom the recommendation is made to provide the Commissioner with the relevant information within 3 months of the date on which the person is sent a copy of the report.
For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) “the relevant information” means such information, explanations or assistance as to enable the Commissioner to determine whether the person concerned has complied with the recommendation or will be so complying, or an explanation of the reason for no such action having been taken or not being intended to be taken.
Where a requirement is made under paragraph (1) or a request is made under paragraph (2) it shall include a statement that failure to respond within the 3 months concerned may be published in such manner as the Commissioner considers appropriate.
If the Commissioner reasonably considers, upon receipt of the relevant information, that the action taken or proposed to be taken to comply with the recommendation or that the reason for no such action being taken or not being proposed to be taken is inadequate, the Commissioner may send to the person concerned a written notice setting out the inadequacies which requires a response within 1 month of the date of sending.
Where the Commissioner receives no response in accordance with the written notice under paragraph (5) within 1 month or is dissatisfied with the response the Commissioner may send a supplementary notice which requires a supplementary response within 1 month of the date of sending.
The supplementary notice shall include a statement that failure to provide what the Commissioner reasonably considers to be a satisfactory supplementary response, or a response at all, may be published in such manner as the Commissioner considers appropriate.
The Commissioner shall maintain a register containing details of—
recommendations contained in reports made under paragraphs (1) or (2) of regulation 13, and
the results of further action taken in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), (5) and (6) of this regulation .
Any register maintained under paragraph (8) shall be open to inspection by any person at all reasonable times at the offices of the Commissioner and the Commissioner may make arrangements for copies of the register to be available for inspection in such other place or places or by such other means as he or she considers appropriate.
The Commissioner shall publish the said arrangements in such a way as to bring them to the attention of persons who are, in the reasonable opinion of the Commissioner, likely to be interested.