The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (Standards Investigations) Order 2006

Section 60(5)

2.  Section 60(5) of the 2000 Act (Conduct of investigations) applies as if—

(a) for “An ethical standards officer who” there is substituted “Where the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales”;

(b) for “section 59” there is substituted “section 69, the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales”;

(c) for paragraph (a), there is substituted—

“(a) must disclose the nature of the interest to—

(i) where section 69(1)(a) applies—

(a) the person by whom the allegation is made; and

(b) the member or co-opted member (or former member or co-opted member) against whom the allegation is made;

(ii) where section 69(1)(b) applies, the member or co-opted member (or former member or co-opted member) concerned; and

(iii) the relevant authority concerned;”;

(d) in paragraph (b), for the full stop, substitute “; and”; and

(e) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) may authorise any person to conduct such an investigation in relation to that matter (to the extent so authorised) under paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005.”.