SCHEDULE 3Amendments of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)
5Investigations and reports
In section 15 (reports on investigations)—
a
at the beginning of subsection (1) there is inserted “Subject to subsection (1A),”,
b
after that subsection there is inserted—
1A
Where the Ombudsman decides to discontinue an investigation, the Ombudsman may—
a
send a report of the investigation to the Scottish Ministers, and
b
lay a copy of the report before the Parliament.
c
in subsection (4)(a)(i) after “report” there is inserted “sent to it by virtue of subsection (1)”,
d
after subsection (7) there is inserted—
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Any reference in subsections (3) to (5) to the listed authority in question or to the listed authority includes, in relation to a complaint following which the investigation was conducted, a reference to a listed authority—
a
which was not mentioned in the complaint, but
b
whose action was investigated by the Ombudsman in connection with the investigation.