{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-public-involvement-in-health-act-2007/schedule-12/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-public-involvement-in-health-act-2007/schedule-12/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2007/28",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-public-involvement-in-health-act-2007",
  "path": "schedule/12/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 26 (matters subject to investigation) is amended as follows.\n(2) In subsection (5)—\n(a) for “a complaint” substitute “ a matter ”;\n(b) in paragraph (a)—\n(i) for “the complaint has” substitute “ the matter has ”;\n(ii) for “the person aggrieved” substitute “ the person affected ”;\n(iii) for “the complaint relates” substitute “ it relates ”;\n(iv) for “to investigate, and reply to, the complaint” substitute “ to investigate the matter and to respond ”;\n(c) in paragraph (b)—\n(i) for “the complaint to be” substitute “ the matter to be ”;\n(ii) for “to investigate, and reply to, the complaint” substitute “ to investigate the matter and to respond ”.\n(3) In subsection (6), for “person aggrieved” (in each place) substitute “ person affected ”.\n(4) In subsection (6A), for “any action taken in connection with the discharge by an authority” substitute “ any action taken by or on behalf of an authority in the exercise ”.\n(5) In subsection (7), in paragraphs (aa), (a) (in both places) and (ba), for “complaint” substitute “ matter ”.\n(6) Omit subsection (10) (Local Commissioners' discretion to investigate matters etc).\n(7) In subsection (11)—\n(a) in paragraph (a), for “person aggrieved” substitute “ person affected ”;\n(b) omit paragraph (b).\n(8) Omit subsections (12) and (13) (restrictions on investigating matters arising before specified dates).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 12 para. 3 in force at 1.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(n) (with art. 6(5))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/28/schedule/12/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:26.064223+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."
}