Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005

14 (1) The Ombudsman— E+W

(a) must annually prepare a general report on the discharge of his functions (an “annual report”);

(b) may prepare any other report with respect to his functions that he thinks appropriate (an “extraordinary report”).

(2) A report prepared under this paragraph may include any general recommendations which the Ombudsman may have arising from the discharge of his functions.

(3) The Ombudsman must lay a copy of each report prepared under this paragraph before the Assembly and at the same time [F1 send a copy to the Welsh Assembly Government and](if the report is an extraordinary report) must send a copy of it to any listed authorities (other [F2 than the Welsh Assembly Government]) he thinks appropriate.

(4) The Ombudsman may also send a copy of any report prepared under this paragraph to any other persons he thinks appropriate.

(5) The Ombudsman must, and the Assembly may, publish any report laid before the Assembly under this paragraph.

(6) The Ombudsman must comply with any directions given by the Assembly with respect to an annual report.

(7) If a report prepared under this paragraph—

(a) mentions the name of any person other than a listed authority [F3 , care home provider, domiciliary care provider or independent palliative care provider] in respect of which a complaint has been made or referred under this Act, or

(b) includes any particulars which, in the opinion of the Ombudsman, are likely to identify any such person and which, in his opinion, can be omitted without impairing the effectiveness of the report,

that information must not be included in a version of the report laid before the Assembly under sub-paragraph (3), sent to a person under sub-paragraph (3) or (4) or published by the Ombudsman under sub-paragraph (5), subject to sub-paragraph (8).

(8) Sub-paragraph (7) does not apply in relation to a version of the report if, after taking account of the interests of any persons he thinks appropriate, the Ombudsman considers it to be in the public interest to include that information in that version of the report.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 1 para. 14(3) inserted by Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), s. 160(1), Sch. 10 para. 86(11)(a) (with Sch. 11 para. 22), the amending provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election" (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(4)(5) of the amending Act, which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) - see ss. 46, 161(1)(4)(5) of the amending Act.

F2 Words in Sch. 1 para. 14(3) substituted by Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), s. 160(1), Sch. 10 para. 86(11)(b) (with Sch. 11 para. 22), the amending provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election" (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(4)(5) of the amending Act, which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) - see ss. 46, 161(1)(4)(5) of the amending Act.

F3 Words in Sch. 1 para. 14(7)(a) inserted (1.11.2014) by Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4), s. 199(2), Sch. 3 para. 30(3); S.I. 2014/2718, art. 2(b)