Explanatory note

Paragraph 14(1) of Schedule 9 to the Government of Wales Act 1998 provides that the bodies that are subject to investigation by the Welsh Administration Ombudsman (the Ombudsman) are the National Assembly for Wales (the Assembly) and the bodies listed in paragraph 14(2) of that Schedule.

Paragraph 14(3) of that Schedule provides that the Assembly may by order amend paragraph 14(2) by adding or deleting any body or by altering the description of any body.

This Order adds the National Council for Education and Training for Wales (in respect of which see Part 2 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000) and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (in respect of which see Part 2 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992) to the bodies listed in the said paragraph 14(2).

Paragraph 15(1) of that Schedule contains notes that limit the extent of the Ombudsman’s investigatory functions in respect of some or all of the bodies referred to in paragraph 14(2).

Paragraph 15(2) provides that the Assembly may by order amend paragraph 15(1) by adding, omitting or amending any note.

This Order adds a Note to paragraph 15(1). That Note provides that the Ombudsman may not investigate any complaint against the National Council for Education and Training for Wales where the complaint relates to action originally taken by the Further Education Funding Council for Wales and which is only treated as having been taken by the National Council for Education and Training for Wales by virtue of paragraph 11 or 12 of Schedule 10 to the Learning and Skills Act 2000.