Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/11/crossheading/investigations-by-the-ombudsman
Timestamp: 2019-01-21 08:44:43
Document Index: 126759303

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 4', 'art 4', 'art 5', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002, Cross Heading: Investigations by the Ombudsman.
[F7(2A)Subsection (1) does not apply to the merits of a decision taken by or on behalf of a listed authority to the extent that the decision was taken in exercise of a function conferred by or under Part 4 or 5 of the 2014 Act.
[F8(2C)Subsection (1) does not apply to the merits of a decision taken by or on behalf of a person mentioned in subsection (2D) in pursuance of a social work function to the extent that the decision was taken in consequence of the exercise of the professional judgment of the social worker or other person discharging the function.
F9(6A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F10(6B)The Ombudsman must not investigate action taken by or on behalf of the Statistics Board in the exercise of any of its functions unless the function is being exercised only in relation to Scottish devolved statistics (within the meaning of section 66 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007).]
[F11(6C)The Ombudsman must not investigate action taken by or on behalf of the Committee on Climate Change in the exercise in or as regards Scotland of any function to the extent that the function is not exercisable within devolved competence (within the meaning of section 54 of the Scotland Act 1998).]
[F12(6D)The Ombudsman must not investigate action taken by or on behalf of the Electoral Commission unless the action taken concerned local government elections in Scotland.]
F7S. 7(2A)(2B) inserted (31.8.2016) by The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Part 4 and Part 5 Complaints) Order 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/152), arts. 1(1), 9(2)
F8S. 7(2C)-(2E) inserted (1.4.2017) by The Public Services Reform (Social Work Complaints Procedure) (Scotland) Order 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/157), arts. 1, 3
F9S. 7(6A) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 7 para. 14; S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F10S. 7(6B) inserted (1.4.2008) by Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (c. 18), ss. 63(5), 74(1); S.I. 2008/839, art. 2
F11S. 7(6C) inserted (26.11.2008) by Climate Change Act 2008 (c. 27), s. 100(1), Sch. 1 para. 34(2)
F12S. 7(6D) inserted (29.6.2011) by Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 10), ss. 18(a), 21(1); S.S.I. 2011/277, art. 2(b)
11[F13Decisions not to investigate or to discontinue investigations]S
[F14(a) after considering a complaint, decides not to conduct an investigation pursuant to the complaint][F15, or
[F16(3A)Where the Ombudsman decides to discontinue an investigation following a complaint, any reference in paragraphs (b), (f) and (g) of subsection (2) to the listed authority in question or to the listed authority is to be construed as including a reference to a listed authority—
[F17(5)Subsection (4) applies where the Ombudsman decides to discontinue an investigation following a request as it applies where the Ombudsman decides not to conduct such an investigation.]
F13S. 11 title substituted (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), s. 31(5), sch. 3 para. 2(d) (with s. 31(6), sch. 7)
F14Words in s. 11(1) renumbered as s. 11(1)(a) (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), s. 31(5), sch. 3 para. 2(a) (with s. 31(6), sch. 7)
F15S. 11(1)(b) and word inserted (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), s. 31(5), sch. 3 para. 2(a) (with s. 31(6), sch. 7)
F16S. 11(3A) inserted (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), s. 31(5), sch. 3 para. 2(b) (with s. 31(6), sch. 7)
F17S. 11(5) inserted (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), s. 31(5), sch. 3 para. 2(c) (with s. 31(6), sch. 7)
[F18(7)Any reference in subsections (2)(a) and (6)(a) and (b) to the listed authority in question or to the listed authority includes, in relation to an investigation following a complaint, references to a listed authority—
F18S. 12(7) inserted (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), s. 31(5), sch. 3 para. 3 (with s. 31(6), sch. 7)
[F19(10)Any reference in subsections (1) to (3) to the listed authority in question or to the listed authority includes, in relation to an investigation following a complaint, a reference to a listed authority—
F19S. 13(10) inserted (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), s. 31(5), sch. 3 para. 4 (with s. 31(6), sch. 7)
(a)a person, without lawful excuse, obstructs the Ombudsman in the performance of the Ombudsman’s functions [F20under sections 2 to 13], or
F20Words in s. 14(1)(a) inserted (1.4.2016) by Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 5), ss. 13(2), 14(2); S.S.I. 2015/428, art. 2(2)
(1)[F21Subject to subsection (1A),] after conducting an investigation, the Ombudsman must—
[F22(1A)Where the Ombudsman decides to discontinue an investigation, the Ombudsman may—
(i)inspect the report [F23sent to it by virtue of subsection (1)] at any reasonable time,
[F24(8)Any reference in subsections (3) to (5) to the listed authority in question or to the listed authority includes, in relation to a complaint following which the investigation was conducted, a reference to a listed authority—
F21Words in s. 15(1) inserted (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), s. 31(5), sch. 3 para. 5(a) (with s. 31(6), sch. 7)
F22S. 15(1A) inserted (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), s. 31(5), sch. 3 para. 5(b) (with s. 31(6), sch. 7)
F23Words in s. 15(4)(a)(i) inserted (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), s. 31(5), sch. 3 para. 5(c) (with s. 31(6), sch. 7)
F24S. 15(8) inserted (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), s. 31(5), sch. 3 para. 5(d) (with s. 31(6), sch. 7)