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Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Casebook Issue 19 (October – December 2018)

Meeting: 03/06/2019 - Standards Committee (Item 4)

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To inform the Committee of the latest publication of the Public Services Ombudsman’s Code of Conduct Casebook.

Decision:

That the findings of those complaints that were investigated by the PSOW during October to December 2018, as summarised in issue 19 of the Casebook, be noted.

 

Minutes:

The Deputy Monitoring Officer introduced the report to inform the Committee of the latest publication of the Public Service Ombudsman’s Code of Conduct Casebook.  He advised 11 complaints had  been investigated by the PSOW of which there were 3 findings of no evidence of breach and 8 findings of no action necessary (although one complaint related to 2 incidents of which 1 was a finding of no evidence of breach and the other a finding of no action necessary).  There were no referrals to Monitoring Officers for consideration by their Standards Committees and no referrals to the APW for adjudication by a tribunal. 

 

The Deputy Monitoring Officer reported on the main considerations, as detailed in the report, and referred to the findings of the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council – duty to uphold the law case,  and the Beguildy Community council – disclosure and registration of interests case.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the findings of those complaints that were investigated by the PSOW during October to December 2018, as summarised in issue 19 of the Casebook, be noted.