# Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Section 128: Report and recommendations


After section 9D of the 2002 Act insert—
“Report and recommendations
9E (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.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/section/128 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005/section-128
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