{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1974/section-33n1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1974/section-33n1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1974/7",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Act 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1974",
  "path": "section/33n1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "33ZA",
  "heading": "Collaborative working between Local Commissioners and other Commissioners",
  "text": "(1) If at any stage in the course of conducting an investigation under this Part of this Act a Local Commissioner forms the opinion that the matters which are the subject of the investigation include a matter within the jurisdiction of —\n(a) the Parliamentary Commissioner,\n(b) the Health Service Commissioner for England, or\n(c) both a housing ombudsman,\nhe may, subject to subsection (2) below, conduct an investigation under this Part of this Act jointly with that Commissioner or those Commissioners. jointly with any also-involved ombudsman or jointly with any two or more also-involved ombudsmen.\n(1A) In subsection (1) “also-involved ombudsman” means a person within subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) who, in the opinion of the Local Commissioner concerned, has jurisdiction in relation to a matter that is included among the matters which are the subject of the Local Commissioner’s investigation.\n(2) A Local Commissioner must obtain the consent of the person affected or the complainant (if any) before agreeing to a joint investigation referred to in subsection (1) above.\n(3) If a Local Commissioner forms the opinion that a complaint which is being investigated by—\n(a) the Parliamentary Commissioner,\n(b) the Health Service Commissioner, or\n(c) both a housing ombudsman,\nrelates partly to a matter within his jurisdiction by virtue of this Part, he may conduct an investigation under this Part of this Act jointly with that Commissioner or those Commissioners. jointly with a person within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) who is investigating the complaint or jointly with any two or more such persons.\n(4) If a Local Commissioner conducts an investigation ... jointly with another person, the requirements of section 30(1) (so far as relating to a case where the Local Commissioner conducts an investigation under this Part of this Act) may be satisfied by a report made jointly with that person.\n(5) In relation to an investigation which has been conducted jointly with another person a direction given by the Local Commissioner under section 30(7) of this Act may relate only to those parts of a joint report prepared by virtue of subsection (4) above which are specified in the direction.",
  "extent": "W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 33ZA inserted (1.8.2007) by The Regulatory Reform (Collaboration etc. between Ombudsmen) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1889), arts. 1(1), 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 33ZA(1) inserted (1.10.2010) by Health Act 2009 c. 21, Sch. 5 para. 11(2); S.I. 2010/1863, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 33ZA(1) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (2007 c. 028) , Sch. 12 para. 9(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 33ZA(1)(c) substituted (1.4.2013 for E.) by Localism Act 2011 (2011 c. 20), ss. 182(4)(b), 240(2); S.I. 2013/722, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 33ZA(1) substituted (1.4.2013 for E.) by Localism Act 2011 (2011 c. 20), ss. 182(4)(a), 240(2); S.I. 2013/722, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "S. 33ZA(1A) inserted (1.4.2013 for E.) by Localism Act 2011 (2011 c. 20), ss. 182(5), 240(2); S.I. 2013/722, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 33ZA(2) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (2007 c. 028) , Sch. 12 para. 9(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in s. 33ZA(2) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (2007 c. 028) , Sch. 12 para. 9(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in s. 33ZA(3)(c) substituted (1.4.2013 for E.) by Localism Act 2011 (2011 c. 20), ss. 182(6)(b), 240(2); S.I. 2013/722, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in s. 33ZA(3) inserted (1.10.2010) by Health Act 2009 c. 21, Sch. 5 para. 11(3)(a); S.I. 2010/1863, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in s. 33ZA(3) inserted (1.10.2010) by Health Act 2009 c. 21, Sch. 5 para. 11(3)(b); S.I. 2010/1863, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in s. 33ZA(3) substituted (1.4.2013 for E.) by Localism Act 2011 (2011 c. 20), ss. 182(6)(a), 240(2); S.I. 2013/722, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in s. 33ZA(4) repealed (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (2007 c. 028) , Sch. 12 para. 9(4) Sch. 18 Pt. 14"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Words in s. 33ZA(4) inserted (1.10.2010) by Health Act 2009 c. 21, Sch. 5 para. 11(4); S.I. 2010/1863, art. 2"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:46:10.523024+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."
}