{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-act-2007/section-135",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-act-2007/section-135.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2007/29",
  "legislation_title": "Legal Services Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-act-2007",
  "path": "section/135",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "135",
  "heading": "Notification requirements",
  "text": "(1) This section applies where a complaint—\n(a) is excluded from the jurisdiction of the ombudsman scheme under section 126, or by virtue of scheme rules made under section 127;\n(b) is dismissed, or referred to another body, by virtue of scheme rules;\n(c) is settled, withdrawn or abandoned (or treated as withdrawn or abandoned by virtue of scheme rules).\n(2) The ombudsman must notify—\n(a) the complainant;\n(b) the respondent;\n(c) any relevant authorising body, in relation to the respondent, notified of the complaint in accordance with rules within section 133(3)(k),\nand, in a case within subsection (1)(a) or (b), must give reasons for the exclusion, dismissal or referral.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 135 in force at 6.10.2010 by S.I. 2010/2089, art. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/section/135",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:22.589914+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}