216Law of defamationE+W
(1)For the purposes of the law of defamation the following are absolutely privileged—
(a)the publication of any matter in communications between a governing body and a Local Commissioner, or any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner, for the purposes of this Chapter;
(b)the publication of any matter by a Local Commissioner or by any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner, in communicating for the purposes of this Chapter with a person mentioned in subsection (2);
(c)the publication of any matter in preparing, making and sending a statement in accordance with section 211;
(d)the publication of any matter by inclusion in an adverse findings notice published in accordance with section 212(3), (4) and (5) or (6);
(e)the publication of any matter by inclusion in a statement or summary published or supplied under section 213;
(f)the publication of any matter contained in a report by a Local Commissioner which has been made available to the public, being publication by inclusion in a report made or published under section 219.
(2)The persons mentioned in subsection (1)(b) are—
(a)the governing body;
(b)the complainant (or, if the complainant is the pupil, a parent of the complainant);
(c)Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills;
(d)the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration;
(e)a [F1local authority] (within the meaning given by [F2section 579(1)] of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56));
(f)the Secretary of State.
Textual Amendments
F1 Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children's Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158) , Sch. 2 para. 16(2)
F2Words in s. 216(2)(e) substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children's Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 16(11)
Commencement Information
I1S. 216 in force at 19.4.2010 for specified purposes by S.I. 2010/303, art. 5, Sch. 4 (with arts. 9-11)
I2S. 216 in force at 1.9.2010 for specified purposes by S.I. 2010/1151, art. 4, Sch. 2