[F134LLaw 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 an adult social care provider 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 Part;
(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 Part with a person mentioned in subsection (2);
(c)the publication of any matter in preparing, making and sending a statement in accordance with section 34H;
(d)the publication of any matter by inclusion in an adverse findings notice published in accordance with section 34I(3), (4) and (5) or (6);
(e)the publication of any matter by inclusion in a statement, adverse findings notice or summary published or supplied under section 34J;
(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 34S.
(2)The persons mentioned in subsection (1)(b) are—
(a)a complainant or the person affected in relation to a matter;
(b)the Parliamentary Commissioner, the Health Service Commissioner or any officer of either such Commissioner;
(c)the Care Quality Commission or any officer of that Commission;
(d)a local authority.]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 3A inserted (1.10.2010) by Health Act 2009 (c. 21), s. 40(1), Sch. 5 para. 2; S.I. 2010/1863, art. 2