PART 3INVESTIGATIONS
Reports of investigations
I126Action following receipt of a report
1
This section applies if, in a report under section 23 of an investigation in respect of a listed authority, the Ombudsman concludes that any person has sustained, or is likely to sustain, injustice or hardship in consequence of the matter investigated.
2
The listed authority must consider the report and notify the Ombudsman before the end of the permitted period of—
a
the action it has taken or proposes to take in response to it, and
b
the period before the end of which it proposes to have taken that action (if it has not already done so).
3
The permitted period is—
a
the period of one month beginning on the date on which the authority receives the report, or
b
any longer period specified by the Ombudsman in writing.