# Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, Paragraph 7


(1) Section 32 (law of defamation and disclosure of information) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)(a), for “any officer of the Commission” substitute “ any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”.
(3) In subsection (1)(b)—
(a) for “any officer of the Commission” substitute “ any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”;
(b) after “a complainant” insert “ , or with the person affected in relation to a matter, ”.
(4) In subsection (1)(ba), for “any officer of the Commission,” substitute “ any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”.
(5) In subsection (1)(d), for “section 24” substitute “ section 23A ”.
(6) After subsection (1)(e) insert—
“(f) the publication of any matter by inclusion in a report, statement or summary published or supplied under section 31B.”
(7) In subsection (2)—
(a) for “any officer of the Commission” substitute “ any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”;
(b) in paragraph (a), for “report to be made under section 30 or 31” insert “ report, statement or summary under section 30, 31 or 31B ”;
(c) in paragraph (b), for “an officer of the Commission” substitute “ a person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of Local Commissioner ”;
(d) in the words following paragraph (c), for “the officers of the Commission” substitute “ persons discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”.
(8) In subsection (3)—
(a) for “any of the authorities mentioned in section 25(1) above” substitute “ any of the authorities to which this Part of this Act applies ”;
(b) for “any member of the staff of the Commission who is allocated to assist him” substitute “ any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”.
(9) After subsection (3A) (inserted by section 178) insert—
“(3B) Section 25(4), (4A) and (5) do not apply for the purpose of subsection (3).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/28/schedule/12/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-public-involvement-in-health-act-2007/schedule-12/paragraph-7
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