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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-ombudsman-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-ombudsman-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-15.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2016/4",
  "legislation_title": "Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-ombudsman-act-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "section/15",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Matters which may be investigated: health and social care bodies",
  "text": "(1) This section applies where a listed authority is a health and social care body.\n(2) The Ombudsman may investigate—\n(a) alleged maladministration through action taken in the exercise of administrative functions by the health and social care body,\n(b) the merits of a decision of that body to the extent that it was taken in consequence of the exercise of professional judgement exercisable in connection with the provision of health or social care.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 15(1) modified (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(c), Sch. 2 para. 9(c); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/4/section/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-06T03:33:14.036130+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."
}