The Commissioner may appoint such officers as he may determine with the approval of the Treasury as to numbers and conditions of service.

Any function of the Commissioner under this Act may be performed by any officer of the Commissioner authorised for that purpose by the Commissioner F1, by any member of the staff so authorised of the Welsh Administration Ombudsman or of the Health Service Commissioner for Wales or by any officer so authorised of the Health Service Commissioner for England or of the Health Service Commissioner for Scotland.

The expenses of the Commissioner under this Act, to such amount as may be sanctioned by the Treasury, shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.