Regulation 12 Consultation with ombudsmen

(1)

If a standards committee of an authority in relation to which a direction under section 57D(1) of the Act is in force, is consulted by a Local Commissioner under section 67(2) of the Act (consultation with ombudsmen)^f1 or by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales under section 67(2A) of the Act^f2, that committee shall—

(a)

inform the Local Commissioner or Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, as the case may be, that it has been given a direction under section 57D(1) of the Act; and

(b)

provide contact details of the body specified in the direction.

(2)

A Local Commissioner and the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales may consult the body specified in paragraph (1)(b) about the investigation.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 67 was amended by section 196 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.
f2: Subsection (2A) was inserted into section 67 by the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10) section 35, Schedule 4, paragraph 8.