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Draft Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill: Consideration of consultation responses

Decision Maker: Finance Committee - Fourth Assembly, Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd

Is Key decision?: Yes

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Finance Committee report: Consideration of the consultation on the Draft Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill (PDF, 1MB)

Summary version of the report

 

The Finance Committee held a consultation on the draft Public Services Ombudsman Wales Bill.

 

This followed on from the Finance Committee’s inquiry to consider extending the powers of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.

 

In May 2015, the Committee published its report, Consideration of Powers: Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, and recommended that a Bill should be introduced into the Assembly. The Committee agreed to consult on a new draft Bill which would re-enact much of the existing Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 but with new provisions recommended by the Committee in its report.

Decisions:

7.1 The Committee considered the responses received to the consultation and agreed to revise the draft Bill in light of the consultation response.

Publication date: 03/02/2016

Date of decision: 03/02/2016

Decided at meeting: 03/02/2016 - Finance Committee - Fourth Assembly

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