Regulation 19 Requirements in relation to reviews by the Ombudsman

(1)

If the Ombudsman requests from any person information for the purposes of a review carried out under section 111 of the Act^f1, and such information is not provided within ten business days of the notification of the request, or within such other period as the Ombudsman indicates, they may—

(a)

prepare their review without regard to that information, and

(b)

may disregard any representations made out of time by the person concerned.

(2)

The Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice or any person or body conducting an investigation in accordance with rules made under regulation 7 must provide the Ombudsman with such information as the Ombudsman may reasonably require for the purposes of a review carried out under section 111 or section 113 of the Act^f2.

(3)

Where the Ombudsman directs under section 111(7)(b) of the Act that an investigation should be undertaken or undertaken again, the case must be investigated in accordance with the rules made under regulation 7.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2005 c.4; section 111 was extended by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c.25), Schedule 3, paragraph 14.
f2: 2005 c.4; sections 111 and 113 were extended by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c.25), Schedule 3, paragraph 14.