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Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967

1967 CHAPTER 13

An Act to make provision for the appointment and functions of a Parliamentary Commissioner for the investigation of administrative action taken on behalf of the Crown, and for purposes connected therewith.

[22nd March 1967]

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration

1 Appointment and tenure of office.

(1)For the purpose of conducting investigations in accordance with the following provisions of this Act there shall be appointed a Commissioner, to be known as the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.

(2)Her Majesty may by Letters Patent from time to time appoint a person to be the Commissioner . . . .

(2A)A person appointed to be the Commissioner shall hold office until the end of the period for which he is appointed.

(2B)That period must be not more than seven years.

(2C)Subsection (2A) is subject to subsections (3) and (3A).

(3)A person appointed to be the Commissioner may be—

(a)relieved of office by Her Majesty at his own request, or

(b)removed from office by Her Majesty, on the ground of misbehaviour, in consequence of Addresses from both Houses of Parliament.

(3A)Her Majesty may declare the office of Commissioner to have been vacated if satisfied that the person appointed to be the Commissioner is incapable for medical reasons—

(a)of performing the duties of his office; and

(b)of requesting to be relieved of it.

(3B)A person appointed to be the Commissioner is not eligible for re-appointment.

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2 Salary and pension.

(1)There shall be paid to the holder of the office of Commissioner the same salary as if he were employed in the civil service of the State in such appointment as the House of Commons may by resolution from time to time determine; and a resolution under this subsection may take effect from the date on which it is passed or from such other date as may be specified in the resolution.

(2)In relation to any time before the first resolution under subsection (1) above takes effect, the salary payable to the holder of the office of Commissioner shall be the same salary as if he were employed in the civil service of the State as a Permanent Secretary.

(3)The provisions of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the pensions and other benefits to be paid to or in respect of persons who have held office as Commissioner.

(4)The salary payable to a holder of the office of Commissioner shall be abated by the amount of any pension payable to him in respect of any public office in the United Kingdom or elsewhere to which he had previously been appointed or elected; . . .

(4A)In computing the salary of a former holder of the office of Commissioner for the purposes of the said Schedule 1—

(a)any abatement of that salary under subsection (4) above,

(b)any temporary abatement of that salary in the national interest, and

(c)any voluntary surrender of that salary in whole or in part,

shall be disregarded.

(5)Any salary, pension or other benefit payable by virtue of this section shall be charged on and issued out of the Consolidated Fund.

3 Administrative provisions.

(1)The Commissioner may appoint such officers as he may determine with the approval of the Treasury as to numbers and conditions of service.

(1A)The Commissioner may appoint and pay a mediator or other appropriate person to assist him in the conduct of an investigation under this Act.

(2)Any function of the Commissioner under this Act may be performed by any officer of the Commissioner authorised for that purpose by the Commissioner, by any member of the staff so authorised of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales or by any officer so authorised of the Health Service Commissioner for England . . . .

(2A)For the purposes of conducting a joint investigation referred to in section 11ZAA of this Act, any function of the Commissioner under this Act may be performed by any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner, but only if the person is authorised for the purpose by the Commissioner.

(3)The expenses of the Commissioner under this Act, to such amount as may be sanctioned by the Treasury, shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.

3A Appointment of acting Commissioner.

(1)Where the office of Commissioner becomes vacant, Her Majesty may, pending the appointment of a new Commissioner, appoint a person under this section to act as the Commissioner at any time during the period of twelve months beginning with the date on which the vacancy arose.

(1A)A person appointed to act as the Commissioner (“an acting Commissioner”) may have held office as the Commissioner.

(1B)A person appointed as an acting Commissioner is eligible for appointment as the Commissioner unless he has already held office as the Commissioner.

(2)A person appointed as an acting Commissioner shall hold office during Her Majesty’s pleasure and, subject to that, shall hold office—

(a)until the appointment of a new Commissioner or the expiry of the period of twelve months beginning with the date on which the vacancy arose, whichever occurs first; and

(b)in other respects, in accordance with the terms and conditions of his appointment which shall be such as the Treasury may determine.

(3)A person appointed as an acting Commissioner shall, while he holds office, be treated for all purposes, except for the purposes of section 1 and 2, and this section of this Act, as the Commissioner.

(4)Any salary, pension or other benefit payable by virtue of this section shall be charged on and issued out of the Consolidated Fund .

Investigation by the Commissioner

4 Departments etc. subject to investigation.

(1)Subject to the provisions of this section and to the notes contained in Schedule 2 to this Act, this Act applies to the government departments, corporations and unincorporated bodies listed in that Schedule; and references in this Act to an authority to which this Act applies are references to any such corporation or body.

(2)Her Majesty may by Order in Council amend Schedule 2 to this Act by the alteration of any entry or note, the removal of any entry or note or the insertion of any additional entry or note.

(3)An Order in Council may only insert an entry if—

(a)it relates—

(i)to a government department; or

(ii)to a corporation or body whose functions are exercised on behalf of the Crown; or

(b)it relates to a corporation or body—

(i)which is established by virtue of Her Majesty’s prerogative or by an Act of Parliament or an Order in Council or order made under an Act of Parliament or which is established in any other way by a Minister of the Crown in his capacity as a Minister or by a government department;

(ii)at least half of whose revenues derive directly from money provided by Parliament, a levy authorised by an enactment, a fee or charge of any other description so authorised or more than one of those sources; and

(iii)which is wholly or partly constituted by appointment made by Her Majesty or a Minister of the Crown or government department.

(3A)No entry shall be made if the result of making it would be that the Parliamentary Commissioner could investigate action which can be investigated by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales under the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019.

(3B)No entry shall be made in respect of–

(a)the Scottish Administration of any part of it;

(b)any Scottish public authority with mixed functions or no reserved functions within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998; or

(c)the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.

(4)No entry shall be made in respect of a corporation or body whose sole activity is, or whose main activities are, included among the activities specified in subsection (5) below.

(5)The activities mentioned in subsection (4) above are—

(a)the provision of education, or the provision of training otherwise than under the Industrial Training Act 1982;

(b)the development of curricula, the conduct of examinations or the validation of educational courses;

(c)the control of entry to any profession or the regulation of the conduct of members of any profession;

(d)the investigation of complaints by members of the public regarding the actions of any person or body, or the supervision or review of such investigations or of steps taken following them.

(6)No entry shall be made in respect of a corporation or body operating in an exclusively or predominantly commercial manner or a corporation carrying on under national ownership an industry or undertaking or part of an industry or undertaking.

(7)Any statutory instrument made by virtue of this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(8)In this Act—

(a)any reference to a government department to which this Act applies includes a reference to any of the Ministers or officers of such a department; and

(b)any reference to an authority to which this Act applies includes a reference to any members or officers of such an authority .

5 Matters subject to investigation.

(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, the Commissioner may investigate any action taken by or on behalf of a government department or other authority to which this Act applies, being action taken in the exercise of administrative functions of that department or authority, in any case where—

(a)a written complaint is duly made by a member of the public, who claims to have sustained injustice in consequence of maladministration in connection with the action so taken, to—

(i)the Commissioner, if the complaint relates to the complainant’s experience as a victim, or

(ii)in any other case, a member of the House of Commons, and

(b)in a case falling within paragraph (a)(ii), the complaint is referred to the Commissioner, with the consent of the person who made it, by a member of that House with a request to conduct an investigation thereon.

(1A)Subsection (1C) of this section applies if—

(a)a written complaint is duly made by a member of the public, who claims that a person has failed to perform a relevant duty owed by that person to the member of the public, to—

(i)the Commissioner, if the complaint relates to the complainant’s experience as a victim, or

(ii)in any other case, a member of the House of Commons, and

(b)in a case falling within paragraph (a)(ii), the complaint is referred to the Commissioner, with the consent of the person who made it, by a member of the House of Commons with a request to conduct an investigation into it.

(1B)For the purposes of subsection (1A) of this section a relevant duty is a duty imposed by any of these—

(a)a code of practice issued under section 32 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (code of practice for victims), or

(b)sections 35 to 44 of that Act (duties of local probation boards in connection with victims of sexual , violent or terrorism offences).

(1C)If this subsection applies, the Commissioner may investigate the complaint.

(2)Except as hereinafter provided, the Commissioner shall not conduct an investigation under this Act in respect of any of the following matters, that is to say—

(a)any action in respect of which the person aggrieved has or had a right of appeal, reference or review to or before a tribunal constituted by or under any enactment or by virtue of Her Majesty’s prerogative;

(b)any action in respect of which the person aggrieved has or had a remedy by way of proceedings in any court of law:

Provided that the Commissioner may conduct an investigation notwithstanding that the person aggrieved has or had such a right or remedy if satisfied that in the particular circumstances it is not reasonable to expect him to resort or have resorted to it.

(2A)Subsection (2)(a) of this section shall have effect in relation to the right of a person to make a complaint of unlawful discrimination under the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 as if it were such a right of appeal, reference or review as is mentioned in that subsection.

(3)Without prejudice to subsection (2) of this section, the Commissioner shall not conduct an investigation under subsection (1) of this section in respect of any such action or matter as is described in Schedule 3 to this Act.

(4)Her Majesty may by Order in Council amend the said Schedule 3 so as to exclude from the provisions of that Schedule such actions or matters as may be described in the Order; and any statutory instrument made by virtue of this subsection shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(4A)Without prejudice to subsection (2) of this section, the Commissioner shall not conduct an investigation pursuant to a complaint under subsection (1A) of this section in respect of—

(a)action taken by or with the authority of the Secretary of State for the purposes of protecting the security of the State, including action so taken with respect to passports, or

(b)any action or matter described in any of paragraphs 1 to 4 and 6A to 11 of Schedule 3 to this Act.

(4B)Her Majesty may by Order in Council amend subsection (4A) of this section so as to exclude from paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection such actions or matters as may be described in the Order.

(4C)Any statutory instrument made by virtue of subsection (4B) of this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(5)In determining whether to initiate, continue or discontinue an investigation under this Act, the Commissioner shall, subject to the foregoing provisions of this section, act in accordance with his own discretion; and any question whether a complaint is duly made under this Act shall be determined by the Commissioner.

(5A)For the purposes of this section, administrative functions of a government department to which this Act applies include functions exercised by the department on behalf of the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 93 of the Scotland Act 1998.

(5B)The Commissioner shall not conduct an investigation under this Act in respect of any action concerning Scotland and not relating to reserved matters which is taken by or on behalf of a cross-border public authority within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998.

(6)For the purposes of this section, administrative functions exercisable by any person appointed by the Lord Chancellor as a member of the administrative staff of any court or tribunal shall be taken to be administrative functions of the Ministry of Justice....

(7)For the purposes of this section, administrative functions exercisable by any person appointed as a member of the administrative staff of a relevant tribunal—

(a)by a government department or authority to which this Act applies; or

(b)with the consent (whether as to remuneration and other terms and conditions of service or otherwise) of such a department or authority,

shall be taken to be administrative functions of that department or authority.

(8)In subsection (7) of this section, “relevant tribunal” means a tribunal listed in Schedule 4 to this Act.

(9)Her Majesty may by Order in Council amend the said Schedule 4 by the alteration or removal of any entry or the insertion of any additional entry; and any statutory instrument made by virtue of this subsection shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(9A)No entry shall be made in the said Schedule 4 in respect of the holder of any office in the Scottish Administration which is not a ministerial office or in respect of any Scottish public authority with mixed functions or no reserved functions within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998.

(9B)In this section “victim” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024.

6 Provisions relating to complaints.

(1)A complaint under this Act may be made by any individual, or by any body of persons whether incorporated or not, not being—

(a)a local authority or other authority or body constituted for purposes of the public service or of local government or for the purposes of carrying on under national ownership any industry or undertaking or part of an industry or undertaking;

(b)any other authority or body within subsection (1A) below.

(1A)An authority or body is within this subsection if–

(a)its members are appointed by–

(i)Her Majesty;

(ii)any Minister of the Crown;

(iii)any government department;

(iv)the Scottish Ministers;

(v)the First Minister; or

(vi)the Lord Advocate, or

(b)its revenues consist wholly or mainly of–

(i)money provided by Parliament; or

(ii)sums payable out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund (directly or indirectly).

(1B)A complaint under section 5(1)(a)(i) or (1A)(a)(i) may also be made by a person who is authorised to act on behalf of the person aggrieved.

(2)Where the person by whom a complaint might have been made under the foregoing provisions of this Act has died or is for any reason unable to act or, where subsection (1B) applies, to authorise another person to act, the complaint may be made by the person’s personal representative, or by a member of the person’s family, or by another individual suitable to represent the person.

(2A)Except as provided by subsections (1B) and (2), a complaint may not be entertained under this Act unless made by the person aggrieved.

(3)A complaint shall not be entertained under this Act unless it is made ... not later than twelve months from the day on which the person aggrieved first had notice of the matters alleged in the complaint; but the Commissioner may conduct an investigation pursuant to a complaint not made within that period if he considers that there are special circumstances which make it proper to do so.

(4)Except as provided in subsection (5) below A complaint shall not be entertained under this Act unless the person aggrieved is resident in the United Kingdom (or, if he is dead, was so resident at the time of his death) or the complaint relates to action taken in relation to him while he was present in the United Kingdom or on an installation in a designated area within the meaning of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 or on a ship registered in the United Kingdom or an aircraft so registered, or in relation to rights or obligations which accrued or arose in the United Kingdom or on such an installation, ship or aircraft.

(5)A complaint may be entertained under this Act in circumstances not falling within subsection (4) above where—

(a)the complaint relates to action taken in any country or territory outside the United Kingdom by an officer (not being an honorary consular officer) in the exercise of a consular function on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom; and

(b)the person aggrieved is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies who, under section 2 of the Immigration Act 1971, has the right of abode in the United Kingdom.

7 Procedure in respect of investigations.

(1)Where the Commissioner proposes to conduct an investigation pursuant to a complaint under section 5(1) of this Act, he shall afford to the principal officer of the department or authority concerned, and to any other person who is alleged in the complaint to have taken or authorised the action complained of, an opportunity to comment on any allegations contained in the complaint.

(1A)Where the Commissioner proposes to conduct an investigation pursuant to a complaint under section 5(1A) of this Act, he shall give the person to whom the complaint relates an opportunity to comment on any allegations contained in the complaint.

(2)Every investigation under this Act shall be conducted in private, but except as aforesaid the procedure for conducting an investigation shall be such as the Commissioner considers appropriate in the circumstances of the case; and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision the Commissioner may obtain information from such persons and in such manner, and make such inquiries, as he thinks fit, and may determine whether any person may be represented, by counsel or solicitor or otherwise, in the investigation.

(3)The Commissioner may, if he thinks fit, pay to the person by whom the complaint was made and to any other person who attends or furnishes information for the purposes of an investigation under this Act—

(a)sums in respect of expenses properly incurred by them;

(b)allowances by way of compensation for the loss of their time,

in accordance with such scales and subject to such conditions as may be determined by the Treasury.

(4)The conduct of an investigation under this Act shall not affect any action taken by the department or authority concerned or the person to whom the complaint relates , or any power or duty of that department, authority or person to take further action with respect to any matters subject to the investigation; but where the person aggrieved has been removed from the United Kingdom under any Order in force under the Aliens Restriction Acts 1914 and 1919 or under the Immigration Act 1971 , he shall, if the Commissioner so directs, be permitted to re-enter and remain in the United Kingdom, subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State may direct, for the purposes of the investigation.

8 Evidence.

(1)For the purposes of an investigation under section 5(1) of this Act the Commissioner may require any Minister, officer or member of the department or authority concerned or any other person who in his opinion is able to furnish information or produce documents relevant to the investigation to furnish any such information or produce any such document.

(1A)For the purposes of an investigation pursuant to a complaint under section 5(1A) of this Act the Commissioner may require any person who in his opinion is able to furnish information or produce documents relevant to the investigation to furnish any such information or produce any such document.

(2)For the purposes of any investigation under this Act the Commissioner shall have the same powers as the Court in respect of the attendance and examination of witnesses (including the administration of oaths or affirmations and the examination of witnesses abroad) and in respect of the production of documents.

(3)No obligation to maintain secrecy or other restriction upon the disclosure of information obtained by or furnished to persons in Her Majesty’s service, whether imposed by any enactment or by any rule of law, shall apply to the disclosure of information for the purposes of an investigation under this Act; and the Crown shall not be entitled in relation to any such investigation to any such privilege in respect of the production of documents or the giving of evidence as is allowed by law in legal proceedings.

(4)No person shall be required or authorised by virtue of this Act to furnish any information or answer any question relating to proceedings of the Cabinet or of any committee of the Cabinet or to produce so much of any document as relates to such proceedings; and for the purposes of this subsection a certificate issued by the Secretary of the Cabinet with the approval of the Prime Minister and certifying that any information, question, document or part of a document so relates shall be conclusive.

(5)Subject to subsection (3) of this section, no person shall be compelled for the purposes of an investigation under this Act to give any evidence or produce any document which he could not be compelled to give or produce in civil proceedings before the Court.

9 Obstruction and contempt.

(1)If any person without lawful excuse obstructs the Commissioner or any officer of the Commissioner in the performance of his functions under this Act, or is guilty of any act or omission in relation to an investigation under this Act which, if that investigation were a proceeding in the Court, would constitute contempt of court, the Commissioner may certify the offence to the Court.

(2)Where an offence is certified under this section, the Court may inquire into the matter and, after hearing any witnesses who may be produced against or on behalf of the person charged with the offence, and after hearing any statement that may be offered in defence, deal with him in any manner in which the Court could deal with him if he had committed the like offence in relation to the Court.

(3)Nothing in this section shall be construed as applying to the taking of any such action as is mentioned in subsection (4) of section 7 of this Act.

10 Reports by Commissioner.

(1)In any case where the Commissioner conducts an investigation pursuant to a complaint made to a member of the House of Commons under section 5(1)(a)(ii) or (1A)(a)(ii), or decides not to conduct such an investigation, he shall send to the member of that House by whom the request for investigation was made (or if he is no longer a member of that House, to such member of that House as the Commissioner thinks appropriate) a report of the results of the investigation or, as the case may be, a statement of his reasons for not conducting an investigation.

(1A)In any case where the Commissioner conducts an investigation pursuant to a complaint made to the Commissioner under section 5(1)(a)(i) or (1A)(a)(i), or decides not to conduct such an investigation, the Commissioner—

(a)must send to the person who made the complaint a report of the results of the investigation or, as the case may be, a statement of the Commissioner’s reasons for not conducting an investigation, and

(b)may, with the consent of the person who made the complaint, send the report or statement to such member of the House of Commons as the Commissioner considers appropriate.

(1B)References in subsection (1A) to the person who made the complaint are, in a case where the complaint is made by a person authorised to act on behalf of the person aggrieved (see section 6(1B)), to that authorised person.

(2)In any case where the Commissioner conducts an investigation under section 5(1) of this Act, he shall also send a report of the results of the investigation to the principal officer of the department or authority concerned and to any other person who is alleged in the relevant complaint to have taken or authorised the action complained of.

(2A)In any case where the Commissioner conducts an investigation pursuant to a complaint under section 5(1A) of this Act, he shall also send a report of the results of the investigation to the person to whom the complaint relates.

(3)If, after conducting an investigation under section 5(1) of this Act, it appears to the Commissioner that injustice has been caused to the person aggrieved in consequence of maladministration and that the injustice has not been, or will not be, remedied, he may, if he thinks fit, lay before each House of Parliament a special report upon the case.

(3A)If, after conducting an investigation pursuant to a complaint under section 5(1A) of this Act, it appears to the Commissioner that—

(a)the person to whom the complaint relates has failed to perform a relevant duty owed by him to the person aggrieved, and

(b)the failure has not been, or will not be, remedied,

the Commissioner may, if he thinks fit, lay before each House of Parliament a special report upon the case.

(3B)For the purposes of subsection (3A) of this section “relevant duty” has the meaning given by section 5(1B) of this Act.

(4)The Commissioner shall annually lay before each House of Parliament a general report on the performance of his functions under this Act and may from time to time lay before each House of Parliament such other reports with respect to those functions as he thinks fit.

(5)For the purposes of the law of defamation, any such publication as is hereinafter mentioned shall be absolutely privileged, that is to say—

(a)the publication of any matter by the Commissioner in making a report to either House of Parliament for the purposes of this Act;

(b)the publication of any matter by a member of the House of Commons in communicating with the Commissioner or his officers for those purposes or by the Commissioner or his officers in communicating with such a member for those purposes;

(c)the publication by such a member to the person by whom a complaint was made under this Act of a report or statement sent to the member in respect of the complaint in pursuance of subsection (1) of this section;

(d)the publication by the Commissioner to such a person as is mentioned in subsection (1A), (2) or (2A) of this section of a report sent to that person in pursuance of that subsection.

11 Provision for secrecy of information.

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(2)Information obtained by the Commissioner or his officers in the course of or for the purposes of an investigation under this Act shall not be disclosed except—

(a)for the purposes of the investigation and of any report to be made thereon under this Act;

(aa)for the purposes of a matter which is being investigated by the Health Service Commissioner for England or a Local Commissioner (or both);

(b)for the purposes of any proceedings for an offence under the Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1989or sections 1 to 4 or 18 of the National Security Act 2023 alleged to have been committed in respect of information obtained by the Commissioner or any of his officers by virtue of this Act or for an offence of perjury alleged to have been committed in the course of an investigation under this Act or for the purposes of an inquiry with a view to the taking of such proceedings; or

(c)for the purposes of any proceedings under section 9 of this Act;

and the Commissioner and his officers shall not be called upon to give evidence in any proceedings (other than such proceedings as aforesaid) of matters coming to his or their knowledge in the course of an investigation under this Act.

(2A)Where the Commissioner also holds office as the Health Service Commissioner for England and a person initiates a complaint to him in his capacity as the Health Service Commissioner for England which relates partly to a matter with respect to which that person has previously initiated a complaint under this Act, or subsequently initiates such a complaint, information obtained by the Commissioner or his officers in the course of or for the purposes of investigating the complaint under this Act may be disclosed for the purposes of his carrying out his functions in relation to the other complaint.

(3)A Minister of the Crown may give notice in writing to the Commissioner, with respect to any document or information specified in the notice, or any class of documents or information so specified, that in the opinion of the Minister the disclosure of that document or information, or of documents or information of that class, would be prejudicial to the safety of the State or otherwise contrary to the public interest; and where such a notice is given nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorising or requiring the Commissioner or any officer of the Commissioner to communicate to any person or for any purpose any document or information specified in the notice, or any document or information of a class so specified.

(4)The references in this section to a Minister of the Crown include references to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise and the Commissioners of Inland Revenue.

(5)Information obtained from the Information Commissioner by virtue of section 76(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 shall be treated for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section as obtained for the purposes of an investigation under this Act and, in relation to such information, the reference in paragraph (a) of that subsection to the investigation shall have effect as a reference to any investigation.

11A Consultations between Parliamentary Commissioner and other Commissioners or Ombudsmen.

(1)Where, at any stage in the course of conducting an investigation under this Act, the Commissioner forms the opinion that the complaint relates partly to a matter within the jurisdiction of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman or the Health Service Commissioner for England, he shall—

(a)unless he also holds the office concerned, consult about the complaint with him; and

(b)if he considers it necessary, inform the person initiating the complaint under the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 or the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993, or the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002.

(2)Where by virtue of subsection (1) above the Commissioner consults with the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman or the Health Service Commissioner for England in relation to a complaint under this Act, he may consult him about any matter relating to the complaint, including—

(a)the conduct of any investigation into the complaint; and

(b)the form, content and publication of any report of the results of such an investigation.

(2A)Where an authority to which this Act applies is also a listed authority to which the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 applies, the Commissioner must co-operate with the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman to such an extent as appears appropriate when exercising any function in relation to that authority.

(3)Nothing in section 11(2) of this Act shall apply in relation to the disclosure of information by the Commissioner or any of his officers in the course of consultations held in accordance with this section .

11ZAACollaborative working between the Parliamentary Commissioner and other Commissioners

(1)If at any stage in the course of conducting an investigation under this Act the Commissioner forms the opinion that the complaint relates partly to a matter within the jurisdiction of —

(a)the Health Service Commissioner for England,

(b)a Local Commissioner, or

(c)both,

he may, subject to subsection (2) of this section, conduct an investigation under this Act jointly with that Commissioner or those Commissioners.

(2)The Commissioner must obtain the consent of the person aggrieved or any person acting on his behalf in accordance with subsection (2) of section 6 of this Act before agreeing to a joint investigation referred to in subsection (1) of this section.

(3)If the Commissioner forms the opinion that matters which are the subject of an investigation by—

(a)the Health Service Commissioner for England,

(b)a Local Commissioner, or

(c)both,

include a matter within his jurisdiction, he may, subject to subsection (4) of this section, conduct an investigation of that matter under this Act jointly with that Commissioner or those Commissioners.

(4)The Commissioner may not investigate a matter jointly with another person under subsection (3) of this section unless a complaint about the matter has been made in accordance with section 5 of this Act.

(5)If the Commissioner conducts an investigation . . . jointly with another person, the requirements of section 10 (so far as relating to a case where the Commissioner conducts an investigation under this Act) may be satisfied by a report made jointly with that person.

(6)Apart from identifying the government department or other authority concerned, a report prepared by virtue of subsection (5) of this section by the Commissioner and a Local Commissioner shall not—

(a)mention the name of any person, or

(b)contain any particulars which, in the opinion of the Commissioner and the Local Commissioner, are likely to identify any person,

unless, after taking into account the public interest as well as the interests of the complainant and of persons other than the complainant, the Commissioner and the Local Commissioner consider it necessary to mention the name of that person or to include in the report any such particulars.

(7)Nothing in subsection (6) of this section prevents a report—

(a)mentioning the name of, or

(b)containing particulars likely to identify,

the Mayor of London or any member of the London Assembly.

11AA Disclosure of information by Parliamentary Commissioner to Information Commissioner.

(1)The Commissioner may disclose to the Information Commissioner any information obtained by, or furnished to, the Commissioner under or for the purposes of this Act if the information appears to the Commissioner to relate to—

(a)a matter in respect of which the Information Commissioner could exercise any power conferred by—

(i)sections 142 to 154, 160 to 164 or 174 to 176 of, or Schedule 15 to, the Data Protection Act 2018 (certain provisions relating to enforcement),

(ii)section 48 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (practice recommendations), or

(iii)Part IV of that Act (enforcement), or

(b)the commission of an offence under—

(i)a provision of the Data Protection Act 2018 other than paragraph 15 of Schedule 15 (obstruction of execution of warrant etc), or

(ii)section 77 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (offence of altering etc records with intent to prevent disclosure).

(2)Nothing in section 11(2) of this Act shall apply in relation to the disclosure of information in accordance with this section.

11B The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.

(1)For the purposes of this Act, administrative functions exercisable by an administrator of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (“Scheme functions”) shall be taken to be administrative functions of a government department to which this Act applies.

(2)For the purposes of this section, the following are administrators of the Scheme—

(a)a claims officer appointed under section 3(4)(b) of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995;

(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)the Scheme manager, as defined by section 1(4) of that Act, and any person assigned by him to exercise functions in relation to the Scheme.

(3)The principal officer in relation to any complaint made in respect of any action taken in respect of Scheme functions is—

(a)in the case of action taken by a claims officer, such person as may from time to time be designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this paragraph;

(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)in the case of action taken by the Scheme manager or by any other person mentioned in subsection (2)(c) of this section, the Scheme manager.

(4)The conduct of an investigation under this Act in respect of any action taken in respect of Scheme functions shall not affect—

(a)any action so taken; or

(b)any power or duty of any person to take further action with respect to any matters subject to investigation.

11CThe Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme

(1)For the purposes of this Act, administrative functions exercisable by an administrator of the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme (see section 48 of the Crime and Security Act 2010) (“Scheme functions”) shall be taken to be administrative functions of a government department to which this Act applies.

(2)For the purposes of this section, a claims officer appointed under section 51(1) of the Crime and Security Act 2010 is an administrator of the Scheme.

(3)The principal officer in relation to any complaint made in respect of any action taken in respect of Scheme functions by a claims officer is such person as may from time to time be designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this subsection.

(4)The conduct of an investigation under this Act in respect of any action taken in respect of Scheme functions shall not affect—

(a)any action so taken; or

(b)any power or duty of any person to take further action with respect to any matters subject to investigation.

Supplemental

12 Interpretation.

(1)In this Act the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—

(2)References in this Act to any enactment are references to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any other enactment.

(3)It is hereby declared that nothing in this Act authorises or requires the Commissioner to question the merits of a decision taken without maladministration by a government department or other authority in the exercise of a discretion vested in that department or authority.

13 Application to Northern Ireland.

(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, this Act extends to Northern Ireland.

(2)Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising the inclusion among the departments and authorities to which this Act applies of any department of the Government of Northern Ireland, or any authority or body established by or with the authority of the Parliament of Northern Ireland; but this Act shall apply to any such department authority or body , in relation to any action taken by them as agent for a department or authority to which this Act applies, as it applies to the last-mentioned department or authority.

(3)In section 6 of this Act the references to a Minister of the Crown or government department and to Parliament shall include references to a Minister or department of the Government of Northern Ireland and to the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

(4)In section 8 of this Act the references to the Cabinet shall include references to the Executive Committee of the Assembly, and in relation to that Committee for the reference to the Prime Minister there shall be substituted a reference to the First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly

14 Short title and commencement.

(1)This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967.

(2)This Act shall come into force on such date as Her Majesty may by Order in Council appoint.

(3)A complaint under this Act may be made in respect of matters whenever arising ; and for the purposes of subsection (3) of section 6 of this Act any time elapsing between the date of the passing and the date of the commencement of this Act (but not any time before the first of those dates) shall be disregarded.

SCHEDULES

Section 2.

SCHEDULE 1 Pensions and other benefits

Persons taking office after the appointed day

1A person who first holds office as the Commissioner on or after the appointed day shall be entitled, if he was a member of a judicial pension scheme immediately before he first holds that office, to elect between—

(a)the scheme of pensions and other benefits under that judicial pension scheme (his “former scheme”);

(b)(if different from his former scheme) the scheme of pensions and other benefits constituted by Part I of the 1993 Act (“the 1993 scheme”); and

(c)the scheme of pensions and other benefits applicable under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 to the civil service of the State (“the civil service scheme”);

and, if he is not entitled to make an election under this paragraph, or if he is so entitled but fails to make such an election, he shall be treated as if he had been so entitled and had elected for the civil service scheme.

Transitional provision for persons appointed before the appointed day

2(1)If a person who held the office of Commissioner before the appointed day has made an election under the former enactments for the old judicial scheme, he shall be entitled to make an election under this sub-paragraph between—

(a)the old judicial scheme; and

(b)the 1993 scheme;

and, if he fails to make an election under this sub-paragraph, he shall be taken to have elected for the old judicial scheme.

(2)If a person who held the office of Commissioner before the appointed day—

(a)has made an election under the former enactments for the civil service scheme, or

(b)has failed to make an election under those enactments (so that he is taken to have elected for the civil service scheme),

he shall be treated as if he had been entitled to make an election under this Schedule and had elected for the civil service scheme.

Effect of election to continue in former scheme

3Where a person elects under this Schedule for his former scheme, that scheme shall, subject to regulations under this Schedule, apply as if his service as Commissioner were service which was subject, in his case, to that scheme.

Effect of election for the 1993 scheme

4(1)A person who elects under paragraph 1(b) or 2(1)(b) above for the 1993 scheme, shall be entitled, when he ceases to hold office as Commissioner, to a pension under Part I of the 1993 Act at the appropriate annual rate (within the meaning of that Act) if he has held that office for at least 5 years and either—

(a)he has attained the age of 65; or

(b)he is disabled by permanent infirmity for the performance of the duties of the office;

and, subject to the following provisions of, and regulations under, this Schedule, the provisions of Part I of that Act (other than sections 1(1) to (4) and 2) and of sections 19, 20 and 23 of, and Schedule 2 to, that Act (which provide for benefits in respect of earnings in excess of pension-capped salary, appeals and transfer of accrued rights) shall apply in relation to him and his service in the office of Commissioner as they apply in relation to a person to whom Part I of that Act applies.

(2)Subject to regulations under this Schedule, in the application of provisions of the 1993 Act by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) above, a person who elects for the 1993 scheme shall be treated—

(a)as if the office of Commissioner were a qualifying judicial office (within the meaning of that Act) by virtue of inclusion among the offices specified in Part I of Schedule 1 to that Act;

(b)as if his election under this Schedule were an election such as is mentioned in paragraph (d) of section 1(1) of that Act (so that, in particular, section 12 of that Act, which provides for the transfer of accrued rights into the scheme, applies);

(c)as if his pension by virtue of this Schedule were a pension under section 2 of that Act (and, accordingly, a judicial pension, within the meaning of that Act); and

(d)for the purpose of determining, in the event of his death, the rate of any surviving spouse’s or children’s pension payable under sections 5 to 8 of that Act in respect of his service as Commissioner, as if references in those sections to the annual rate of the deceased’s judicial pension were references—

(i)where a pension had commenced to be paid to him by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) above, to the appropriate annual rate of that pension; or

(ii)where no such pension had commenced to be paid to him, to the rate that would have been the appropriate annual rate of the pension payable to him by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(b) above, had he not died, but been disabled by permanent infirmity for the performance of the duties of his office on and after the date of death;

and, in the application of that Act to the Commissioner (whether by virtue of paragraph 1(a) or (b) or 2(1)(b) above) the references to the appropriate Minister in sections 13 (election for personal pension), 19 (benefits in respect of earnings in excess of pension-capped salary) and 20 (appeals) of, and Schedule 2 (transfer of accrued rights) to, that Act shall be taken as references to the Treasury and the power conferred by paragraph 2 of that Schedule to make regulations shall be exercisable by the Treasury.

Effect of election for, or to continue in, the civil service scheme

5Where a person elects under this Schedule for the civil service scheme, the principal civil service pension scheme within the meaning of section 2 of the Superannuation Act 1972 and for the time being in force shall, subject to regulations under this Schedule, apply as if his service as Commissioner were service in employment in the civil service of the State.

Effect of election to continue in the old judicial scheme

6Where a person elects under this Schedule for the old judicial scheme, that scheme and the former enactments shall, subject to regulations under this Schedule, continue to have effect in relation to him and his service in the office of Commissioner.

Time for, and manner of, election

7Any power to make an election under this Schedule shall be exercisable within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed in regulations under this Schedule.

Regulations

8(1)The Treasury may make regulations for purposes supplementary to the other provisions of this Schedule.

(2)Any such regulations may, without prejudice to section 38 or 39A of the Superannuation Act 1965 (employment in more than one public office), make special provision with respect to the pensions and other benefits payable to or in respect of a person to whom—

(a)his former scheme,

(b)the 1993 scheme,

(c)the civil service scheme, or

(d)the old judicial scheme,

applies, or has applied, in respect of any service other than service as Commissioner.

(3)The provision that may be made by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) above includes provision—

(a)for aggregating—

(i)other service falling within his former scheme, the 1993 scheme or the old judicial scheme with service as Commissioner, or

(ii)service as Commissioner with such other service,

for the purpose of determining qualification for, or entitlement to, or the amount of, benefit under the scheme in question;

(b)for increasing the amount of the benefit payable under any of the schemes mentioned in paragraph (a)(i) above, in the case of a person to whom that scheme applied in respect of an office held by him before appointment as Commissioner, up to the amount that would have been payable under that scheme if he had retired from that office on the ground of permanent infirmity immediately before his appointment.

(4)Any statutory instrument made by virtue of this Schedule shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.

Pensions and benefits to be charged on the Consolidated Fund

9Any pension or other benefit granted by virtue of this Schedule shall be charged on, and issued out of, the Consolidated Fund.

Interpretation

10In this Schedule—

Section 4

SCHEDULE 2DEPARTMENTS ETC. SUBJECT TO INVESTIGATION

NOTES

SCHEDULE 3 Matters not subject to investigation

1Action taken in matters certified by a Secretary of State or other Minister of the Crown to affect relations or dealings between the Government of the United Kingdom and any other Government or any international organisation of States or Governments.

2(1)Action taken, in any country or territory outside the United Kingdom, by or on behalf of any officer representing or acting under the authority of Her Majesty in respect of the United Kingdom, or any other officer of the Government of the United Kingdom other than,

(a)action which is taken by an officer (not being an honorary consular officer) in the exercise of a consular function on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom;

(b)action which is taken by an officer within a control zone or a supplementary control zone; or

(c)action which is taken by a British sea-fishery officer.

(2)In this paragraph—

(a)“control zone” has the meaning given collectively by Schedule 1 to the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 1993, Schedule 1 to the Channel Tunnel (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1994 and regulation 2 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) Order 2003;

(b)“supplementary control zone” has the meaning given by Schedule 1 to the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 1993;

(c)“British sea-fishery officer” has the meaning given by section 7 of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968.

3Action taken in connection with the administration of the government of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom which forms part of Her Majesty’s dominions or in which Her Majesty has jurisdiction.

4Action taken by the Secretary of State under the Extradition Act 2003.

5Action taken by or with the authority of the Secretary of State for the purposes of investigating crime or of protecting the security of the State, including action so taken with respect to passports.

6The commencement or conduct of civil or criminal proceedings before any court of law in the United Kingdom, of service law proceedings (as defined by section 324(5) of the Armed Forces Act 2006) (anywhere) or the Air Force Act 1955, or of proceedings before any international court or tribunal.

6AAction taken by any person appointed by the Lord Chancellor as a member of the administrative staff of any court or tribunal, so far as that action is taken at the direction, or on the authority (whether express or implied), of any person acting in a judicial capacity or in his capacity as a member of the tribunal.

6B(1)Action taken by any member of the administrative staff of a relevant tribunal, so far as that action is taken at the direction, or on the authority (whether express or implied), of any person acting in his capacity as a member of the tribunal.

(2)In this paragraph, “relevant tribunal” has the meaning given by section 5(8) of this Act.

6C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7Any exercise of the prerogative of mercy or of the power of a Secretary of State to make a reference in respect of any person to . . . the High Court of Justiciary or the Court Martial Appeal Court .

8(1)Action taken on behalf of ... the Secretary of State by a local authority, NHS England, an integrated care board ... ... ..., or a Special Health Authority ....

(2)For the purposes of this paragraph, action taken by a local authority, NHS England, an integrated care board or... ... , Special Health Authority ... in the exercise of functions of the Secretary of State shall be regarded as action taken on his behalf.

9Action taken in matters relating to contractual or other commercial transactions, whether within the United Kingdom or elsewhere, being transactions of a government department or authority to which this Act applies or of any such authority or body as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) of section 6 of this Act and not being transactions for or relating to—

(a)the acquisition of land compulsorily or in circumstances in which it could be acquired compulsorily;

(b)the disposal as surplus of land acquired compulsorily or in such circumstances as aforesaid.

10(1)Action taken in respect of appointments or removals, pay, discipline, superannuation or other personnel matters, in relation to—

(a)service in any of the armed forces of the Crown, including reserve and auxiliary and cadet forces;

(b)service in any office or employment under the Crown or under any authority to which this Act applies ; or

(c)service in any office or employment, or under any contract for services, in respect of which power to take action, or to determine or approve the action to be taken, in such matters is vested in Her Majesty, any Minister of the Crown or any such authority as aforesaid.

(1A)Sub-paragraph (1)(a) shall not apply to any action (not otherwise excluded from investigation by this Schedule) which is taken by the Secretary of State in connection with the provision of any allowance, grant, supplement or benefit under—

(a)the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006 (S.I.2006/606); or

(b)the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/517).

(2)Sub-paragraph (1)(c) above shall not apply to any action (not otherwise excluded from investigation by this Schedule) which is taken by the Secretary of State in connection with:—

(a)the provision of information relating to the terms and conditions of any employment covered by an agreement entered into by him under section 12(1) of the Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 1980 or pursuant to the exercise of his powers under Part I of the International Development Act 2002 or

(b)the provision of any allowance, grant or supplement or any benefit (other than those relating to superannuation) arising from the designation of any person in accordance with such an agreement.

(3)Sub-paragraph (1)(c) does not apply to any action (not otherwise excluded from investigation by this Schedule) which is taken by the Treasury in connection with—

(a)the provision of information relating to the terms and conditions of any employment covered by an agreement entered into by the Treasury pursuant to the exercise of the Treasury’s powers under Part 1 of the International Development Act 2002, or

(b)the provision of any allowance, grant or supplement or any benefit (other than those relating to superannuation) arising from such an agreement.

11The grant of honours, awards or privileges within the gift of the Crown, including the grant of Royal Charters.

12(1)Action not otherwise within this Schedule which is taken in the course of administrative functions exercised at the direction, or on the authority (whether express or implied), of a judge of any court established under the law of England and Wales or Northern Ireland.

(2)In this paragraph “judge” includes—

(a)a person appointed under section 89 of, and Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 2 to, the Supreme Court Act 1981, and

(b)a Master or District Judge appointed under section 70 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978.

Section 5

SCHEDULE 4RELEVANT TRIBUNALS FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 5(7)

Status: Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 30 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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C1Act: for any reference to the Education Assets Board there is substituted (1.10.1998) a reference to the Education Transfer Council by virtue of 1998 c. 31, s. 136; S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I
C2Act modified (E.W.) (31.3.1991) by S.I. 1991/517, art. 6(2).
C3Act modified by S.I. 1989/814, art. 15(2), by S.I. 1989/1359, art. 15(2) and by S.I. 1989/2470, art. 16(2)
C4Act modified (E.W.) (11.3.1992 for specified purposes and 1.6.1992 otherwise) by Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (c. 10, SIF 123:1), s. 21(8), Sch. para. 7(2); S.I. 1992/725, arts.2, 3.
C5Act modified (E.W.) by Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8, SIF 123:1), ss. 79, 175, 195, 208, Sch. 6 para. 8(2)
C6Act amended by 1990/419, art. 18(2) and by 1990/1024, art. 14(2)
C7Act applied (with modifications) (30.9.1992) by S.I. 1992/2257, art. 16(2).
C8Act modified (E.W.S.) (1.1.1993) by Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), s. 23(10); S.I. 1992/2784, art. 2(a), Sch. 1.
C9S. 3(2) extended (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, arts. 1, 17(1)(a) (with art.3); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3
C10S. 5 modified (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 31, ss. 25, 145(3), Sch. 5 para. 9 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I
C11S. 5(2)(a) extended by Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 (c. 25, SIF 43:1), s. 58(2)(a)
C12S. 5(2)(b) excluded by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36, SIF 29:3), s. 22
C13S. 5(5B) modified (E.W.S.) (30.6.2006 for S. and 6.7.2006 for E.W.) by Private Security Industry Act 2001 (c. 12), s. 2A (as inserted by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 171, 178, Sch. 15 para. 3; S.S.I. 2006/381, art. 2)
C14S. 6(3) modified by Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (c. 39, SIF 89), s. 10(4)
C15S. 7 applied with modifications (S.) by National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29, SIF 113:2), s. 95
C16S. 8 applied with modifications (S.) by National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29, SIF 113:2), s. 95
C17S. 9 applied with modifications (S.) by National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29, SIF 113:2), s. 95
C18S. 11 applied (with modifications) (S.) by National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29, SIF 113:2), s. 95
C19S. 11(2) excluded (S.) by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30, SIF 81:2), s. 31(5)
C20S. 11(2) excluded (19.4.2010 for specified purposes, 1.9.2010 for specified purposes) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), ss. 217(7), 269(4); S.I. 2010/303, art. 5, Sch. 4; S.I. 2010/1151, art. 4, Sch. 2
C21S. 11(2) excluded by 1974 c. 7, s. 34M(7)(a) (as inserted (1.10.2010) by Health Act 2009 (c. 21), s. 40(1), Sch. 5 para. 2; S.I. 2010/1863, art. 2)
C22S. 11(2A) extended (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, arts. 1, 17(1)(b); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3
C23S. 11A extended (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, arts. 1, 17(1)(c); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3
C24S. 11B(3)(a) extended (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, arts. 1, 17(1)(d); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3
C25References to N.I. Prime Minister and Minister to be construed as references to Chief Executive member and heads of N.I. departments respectively: Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36, SIF 29:3), Sch. 5 paras. 5, 7(2)
C261.4.1967 appointed under s. 14(2) by S.I. 1967/485
C27Sch. 1 (as substituted by 1993 c. 8) extended (5.2.1994) by 1993 c. 46, ss. 1(3), 22(4), Sch. 1 para.7
C28Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2 (as substituted by 1993 c. 8) restricted (5.2.1994) by 1993 c. 46, ss. 1(3), 22(4), Sch. 1 para. 9(3)
C29Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2 (as substituted by 1993 c. 8) restricted (5.2.1994) by 1993 c. 46, ss. 1(3), 22(4), Sch. 1 para. 9(3)
C30Sch. 1 para. 4 (as substituted by 1993 c. 8) modified (5.2.1994) by 1993 c. 46, ss. 1(3), 22(4), Sch. 1 para. 9(2)
C31Sch. 1 para. 8 (as substituted by 1993 c. 8) modified (5.2.1994) by 1993 c. 46, ss. 1(3), 22(4), Sch. 1 paras. 9(2), 10(b)
C32Sch. 2 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/734), reg. 7 (with regs. 13, 29, 30)
C33Para. 4 extended by Fugitive Offenders Act 1967 (c. 68, SIF 48), s. 21(4)
C34Sch. 3 para. 5 extended (13.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, art. 9(6)(a)
C35Sch. 3 para. 6 modified (24.4.2009 for certain purposes and 31.10.2009 otherwise) by The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1059), art. 205, Sch. 1 para. 9
C36Sch. 3 para. 6B(2) extended (13.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, art. 9(6)(b)
C37Sch. 3 para. 7 extended (13.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, art. 9(6)(a)
C38Sch. 3 para. 7 continued (28.2.1999) by S.I. 1999/652, art. 3(2)
C39Sch. 3 para. 8 extended (13.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, art. 9(6)(a)
C40Sch. 3 para. 9 extended (13.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, art. 9(6)(c)
C41Sch. 3 para. 10 extended (13.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, art. 9(6)(c)
E1For application to Northern Ireland see s. 13
F1Words in s. 1(2) omitted (1.10.2006 with application in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 6 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1031), reg. 49(1), Sch. 8 para. 4(2) (with regs. 44-46)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F2S. 1(2A)-(2C) inserted (1.10.2006 with application in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1031), reg. 49(1), Sch. 8 para. 4(3) (with regs. 44-46)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F3S. 1(3) substituted (1.10.2006 with application in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1031), reg. 49(1), Sch. 8 para. 4(4) (with regs. 44-46)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F4S. 1(3A) inserted by Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (c. 39, SIF 89), s. 2(1)(b)inserted
F5S. 1(3B) inserted (1.10.2006 with application in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1031), reg. 49(1), Sch. 8 para. 4(5) (with regs. 44-46)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F6S. 1(4) repealed by House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24, SIF 89), Sch. 3 and Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25, SIF 29:3), Sch. 3 Pt. Irepealed
F7S. 1(5) repealed by Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 (c. 62, SIF 127), Sch. 4 Pt. Irepealed
F8S. 2(1)(2) substituted (1.1.1975) by Parliamentary and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1976 (c. 48, SIF 89), s 6(2)(5)substituted
F9Words repealed (1.1.1975) by Parliamentary and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1976 (c. 48, SIF 89), s 6(4)(5), Sch.repealed
F10S. 2(4A) inserted (1.1.1975) by Parliamentary and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1976 (c. 48, SIF 89), s. 6(4)(5).inserted
F11S. 3(1A) inserted (1.8.2007) by The Regulatory Reform (Collaboration etc. between Ombudsmen) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1889), art. 12inserted
F12Words in s. 3(2) substituted (1.7.1999) by 1998 c. 38, s. 125, Sch. 12 para. 5 (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1999/1290, art. 4this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F13Words in s. 3(2) substituted (1.4.2006) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10), ss. 39, 40, Sch. 6 para. 2; S.I. 2005/2800, art. 5(1) (with art. 5(2))this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F14Words in s. 3(2) omitted (14.7.2004) by virtue of The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1823), art. 5(2)omitted
F15S. 3(2A) inserted (1.8.2007) by The Regulatory Reform (Collaboration etc. between Ombudsmen) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1889), art. 3inserted
F16Words in s. 3(2A) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 182, 245, Sch. 12 para. 13(2); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(n) (with art. 6(5))this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F17S. 3(3A) inserted by Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (c. 39, SIF 89), s. 6(1)inserted
F18S. 3A(1A)(1B) inserted (1.10.2006 with application in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1031), reg. 49(1), Sch. 8 para. 5(2) (with regs. 44-46)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F19Words in s. 3A(2) substituted (1.10.2006 with application in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1031), reg. 49(1), Sch. 8 para. 5(3) (with regs. 44-46)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F20S. 3A(3) substituted (1.10.2006 with application in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1031), reg. 49(1), Sch. 8 para. 5(4) (with regs. 44-46)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F21S. 4 substituted by Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (c. 39, SIF 89), s. 1(1)substituted
F22Words in s. 4(3A) substituted (E.W.) (23.7.2019) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 3), s. 77(1), Sch. 5 para. 6; S.I. 2019/1096, reg. 2substituted: England and Walessubstituted
F23S. 4(3B) substituted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820, arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 39(1)(2)substituted
F24S. 5(1)(a) substituted (29.1.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 27(3)(a), 81(2) (with s. 32); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 2(i)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F25Words in s. 5(1)(b) inserted (29.1.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 27(3)(b), 81(2) (with s. 32); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 2(i)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F26S. 5(1A)-(1C) inserted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 2(2); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2inserted
F27S. 5(1A)(a) substituted (29.1.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 27(4)(a), 81(2) (with s. 32); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 2(i)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F28Words in s. 5(1A)(b) inserted (29.1.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 27(4)(b), 81(2) (with s. 32); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 2(i)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F29Words in s. 5(1B)(b) substituted (12.4.2019) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(3), Sch. 4 para. 2 (with s. 25(3)(4))this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F30S. 5(2A) inserted (N.I.) (1.3.1999) by S.I. 1998/3162 (N.I. 21), art. 1(2), Sch. 3; S.R. 1999/81, art. 3inserted: Northern Irelandinserted
F31Words in s. 5(3) substituted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 2(3); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2substituted
F32S. 5(4A)-(4C) inserted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 2(4); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2inserted
F33S. 5(5A)(5B) inserted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820, arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 39(3)(a)inserted
F34S. 5(6) added by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 110(1)added
F35Words in s. 5(6) substituted (22.8.2007) by The Secretary of State for Justice Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2128), art. 8, Sch. para. 4(2)substituted
F36Words in s. 5(6) omitted (N.I.) (12.4.2010) by virtue of The Northern Ireland Court Service (Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/133), art. 1, Sch. para. 2(2) (with arts. 5-7)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted: Northern Irelandomitted
F37S. 5(7)-(9) inserted (5.9.1994) by 1994 c. 14, ss. 1(1), 3(2)inserted
F38S. 5(9A) inserted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820, arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 39(3)(b)inserted
F39S. 5(9B) inserted (29.1.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 27(5), 81(2) (with s. 32); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 2(i)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F40S. 6(1)(b)(1A) substituted for s. 6(1)(b) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820, arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 39(4)substituted
F41S. 6(1B) inserted (29.1.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 27(7), 81(2) (with s. 32); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 2(i)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F42Words in s. 6(2) substituted (29.1.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 27(8), 81(2) (with s. 32); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 2(i)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F43S. 6(2A) inserted (29.1.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 27(9), 81(2) (with s. 32); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 2(i)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F44Words in s. 6(3) omitted (29.1.2025) by virtue of Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 27(10), 81(2) (with s. 32); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 2(i)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F45Words inserted by Parliamentary Commissioner (Consular Complaints) Act 1981 (c. 11, SIF 89), s. 1.inserted
F46S. 6(5) inserted by Parliamentary Commissioner (Consular Complaints) Act 1981 (c. 11, SIF 89) s. 1.inserted
F47Words in s. 7(1) inserted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 3(2); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2inserted
F48S. 7(1A) inserted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 3(3); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2inserted
F49Words in s. 7(2) substituted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 3(4); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2substituted
F50Words in s. 7(4) inserted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 3(5)(a); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2inserted
F51Words in s. 7(4) substituted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 3(5)(b); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2substituted
F52Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30, SIF 115:1), s. 17(2)(a)substituted
F53Words in s. 8(1) inserted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 4(2); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2inserted
F54S. 8(1A) inserted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 4(3); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2inserted
F55Words in s. 8(2) inserted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 4(4); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2inserted
F56Word inserted (E.W.) by Civil Evidence Act 1968 (c. 64, SIF 47), s. 17(1)(b)inserted: England and Walesinserted
F57Words in s. 10(1) substituted (29.1.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 27(12)(a), 81(2) (with s. 32); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 2(i)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F58Words in s. 10(1) substituted (29.1.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 27(12)(b), 81(2) (with s. 32); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 2(i)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F59S. 10(1A)(1B) inserted (29.1.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 27(13), 81(2) (with s. 32); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 2(i)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F60Words in s. 10(2) inserted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 5(2); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2(b)inserted
F61S. 10(2A) inserted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 5(3); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2(b)inserted
F62Words in s. 10(3) inserted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 5(4); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2(b)inserted
F63S. 10(3A)(3B) inserted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 5(5); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2(b)inserted
F64Word in s. 10(5)(d) inserted (29.1.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 27(14), 81(2) (with s. 32); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 2(i)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F65Words in s. 10(5)(d) inserted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 5(6); S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2(b)inserted
F66S. 11(1) repealed by Official Secrets Act 1989 (c. 6, SIF 39:2), s. 16(4), Sch. 2repealed
F67S. 11(2)(aa) inserted (1.8.2007) by The Regulatory Reform (Collaboration etc. between Ombudsmen) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1889), art. 8inserted
F68Words in s. 11(2)(aa) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 182, 245, Sch. 12 para. 13(3); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(n) (with art. 6(5))this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F69Words substituted by Official Secrets Act 1989 (c. 6, SIF 39:2), s. 16(3), Sch. 1 para. 1substituted
F70Words in s. 11(2)(b) inserted (20.12.2023) by The National Security Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments of Primary Legislation) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1386), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 3inserted
F71S. 11(2A) inserted by Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (c. 39, SIF 89), s. 4(1)inserted
F72Words in s. 11(2A) substituted (1.4.2006) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10), ss. 39, 40, Sch. 6 para. 4; S.I. 2005/2800, art. 5(1) (with art. 5(2))this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F73S. 11(5) inserted (30.1.2001) by 2000 c. 36, ss. 76(2), 87(2)(b), Sch. 7 para. 1 (with ss. 56, 78)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F74S. 11A inserted by Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (c. 39, SIF 89), s. 4(2)inserted
F75Words in s. 11A sidenote substituted (14.7.2005 for W.) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 265(1), 270, Sch. 15 para. 1(2); S.I. 2005/1814, art. 2(f)substituted: Walessubstituted
F76Words in s. 11A(1) substituted (1.4.2006) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10), ss. 39, 40, Sch. 6 para. 5(2)(a); S.I. 2005/2800, art. 5(1) (with art. 5(2))this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F77Words in s. 11A(1)(a) substituted (1.7.1999) by 1998 c. 38, s. 125, Sch. 12 para. 8(2)(b) (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1999/1290, art. 4this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F78Words in s. 11A(1)(b) substituted (E.W.) (23.7.2019) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 3), s. 77(1), Sch. 5 para. 7; S.I. 2019/1096, reg. 2substituted: England and Walessubstituted
F79Words in s. 11A(1)(b) substituted (5.2.1994) by 1993 c. 46, ss. 20, 22(4), Sch. 2 para. 1substituted
F80Words in s. 11A(1)(b) inserted (14.7.2004) by The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1823), art. 5(3)(a)(iii)inserted
F81Words in s. 11A(2) substituted (1.4.2006) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10), ss. 39, 40, Sch. 6 para. 5(3); S.I. 2005/2800, art. 5(1) (with art. 5(2))this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F82S. 11A(2A) inserted (14.7.2004) by The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1823), art. 5(3)(c)inserted
F83S. 11ZAA inserted (1.8.2007) by The Regulatory Reform (Collaboration etc. between Ombudsmen) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1889), art. 2inserted
F84Words in s. 11ZAA(3) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 182, 245, Sch. 12 para. 13(4)(a)(i); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(n) (with art. 6(5))this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F85Word in s. 11ZAA(3) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 182, 245, Sch. 12 para. 13(4)(a)(ii); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(n) (with art. 6(5))this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F86Words in s. 11ZAA(3) inserted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 182, 245, Sch. 12 para. 13(4)(a)(iii); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(n) (with art. 6(5))this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F87Words in s. 11ZAA(4) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 182, 245, Sch. 12 para. 13(4)(b)(i); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(n) (with art. 6(5))this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F88Words in s. 11ZAA(4) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 182, 245, Sch. 12 para. 13(4)(b)(ii); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(n) (with art. 6(5))this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F89Words in s. 11ZAA(5) repealed (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 182, 241, 245, Sch. 12 para. 13(4)(c), Sch. 18 Pt. 14; S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(n)(v)(ii) (with art. 6(5))this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F90S. 11AA inserted (30.1.2001) by 2000 c. 36, ss. 76(2), 87(2)(b), Sch. 7 para. 2 (with ss. 56, 78)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F91S. 11AA(1)(a)(i) substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 3(a) (with ss. 117, 209, 210, Sch. 20 para. 47(1)); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F92S. 11AA(1)(b) substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 3(b) (with ss. 117, 209, 210, Sch. 20 para. 47(2)); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F93S. 11B inserted (8.11.1995) by 1995 c. 53, s. 10(1)inserted
F94S. 11B(2)(b)(3)(b) omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 24omitted
F95S. 11C inserted (8.4.2010) by Crime and Security Act 2010 (c. 17), s. 59(2), Sch. 2 para. 1inserted
F96S. 12(1): definition inserted (1.8.2007) by The Regulatory Reform (Collaboration etc. between Ombudsmen) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1889), art. 16inserted
F97S. 12(1): definition substituted (18.10.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 47, 60, Sch. 7 para. 6; S.I. 2005/2848, art. 2(b)substituted
F98Words inserted by Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (c. 39, SIF 89), s. 1(3)(a)(i)inserted
F99Words substituted by Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (c. 39, SIF 89), s. 1(3)(a)(ii)substituted
F100Words in s. 13(4) substituted (2.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/663, arts. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 14; 1998 c. 47, s. 3(1); S.I. 1999/3208, art. 2substituted
F101Words substituted by Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (c. 39, SIF 89), s. 1(3)(b)substituted
F102Sch. 1 (paras. 1-10) substituted (31.3.1995) for Sch. 1 (paras. 1-5) by 1993 c. 8, ss. 25, 31(2), Sch. 4 Pt. II para.2; S.I. 1995/631, art. 2substituted
F103Sch. 1 para. 10: Words in definition substituted (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 48, ss. 190, 193(2), Sch. 8 para.1; S. I. 1994/86, art. 2substituted
F104Sch. 1 para. 10: Words in definition substituted (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 49, ss. 184, 186(2), Sch. 7 para.7; S.R. 1994/17, art. 2substituted
F105Sch. 2 substituted (6.2.2012) by The Parliamentary Commissioner (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2986), art. 1(1), Sch.substituted
F106Words in Sch. 2 inserted (25.1.2023) by Advanced Research and Invention Agency Act 2022 (c. 4), s. 13(1), Sch. 3 para. 2; S.I. 2023/58, reg. 2inserted
F107Sch. 2: entries omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/238), arts. 1(1), 2(b)omitted
F108Sch. 2: entry repealed (22.7.2012) by The Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances (Abolition) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1923), art. 1(2), Sch.repealed
F109Sch. 2: entry repealed (27.3.2015) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Advisory Committees on Pesticides) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/978), art. 1(2), Sch. Pt. 1repealed
F110Sch. 2: entry omitted (17.3.2015) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Library Advisory Council for England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/850), arts. 1(2), 3(2)omitted
F111Words in Sch. 2 inserted (18.9.2024 for E.W.) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 45(2), 81(2) (with ss. 39(9), 43(7)); S.I. 2024/966, reg. 2(k)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted: England and Walesinserted
F112Sch. 2: entries omitted (6.4.2015) by virtue of The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/214), arts. 1, 2(3)omitted
F113Sch. 2: entry repealed (25.6.2013) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 20 para. 2; S.I. 2013/1455, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4(2))this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F114Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.7.2012) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 20 para. 1(a) (with Sch. 20 para. 4); S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(3)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F115Sch. 2: entries omitted (31.10.2018 except the entries relating to the Medical Research Council and the Science and Technology Facilities Council, 30.3.2020 for the entry relating to the Science and Technology Facilities Council) by virtue of Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29), s. 124(5), Sch. 12 para. 5; S.I. 2018/1054, reg. 2(d)(iii); S.I. 2020/321, reg. 2(d)(iii)omitted
F116Sch. 2: entry inserted (1.4.2013) by The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/238), arts. 1(1), 2(d)inserted
F117Sch. 2: entries inserted (6.4.2015) by The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/214), arts. 1, 2(2)inserted
F118Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), s. 170(4)(c), Sch. 5 para. 87; S.I. 2023/362, reg. 2(2)(d)omitted
F119Sch. 2: entry omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(g), Sch. 14 para. 32omitted
F120Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.8.2012) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2007), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 109(a)omitted
F121Sch. 2: entry repealed (8.5.2012) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(2)(j), Sch. 13 para. 15(a)repealed
F122Sch. 2: entry inserted (6.4.2015) by The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/214), arts. 1, 2(4)inserted
F123Sch. 2: entries omitted (1.4.2014) by virtue of The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/892), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 26 (with art. 3)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F124Sch. 2: entry inserted (1.10.2013) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 4 para. 22; S.I. 2013/2227, art. 2(j) (with art. 3)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F125Words in Sch. 2 omitted (3.5.2023) by virtue of The Secretaries of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for Science, Innovation and Technology, for Business and Trade, and for Culture, Media and Sport and the Transfer of Functions (National Security and Investment Act 2021 etc) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/424), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 3(a) (with art. 17)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F126Words in Sch. 2 inserted (3.5.2023) by The Secretaries of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for Science, Innovation and Technology, for Business and Trade, and for Culture, Media and Sport and the Transfer of Functions (National Security and Investment Act 2021 etc) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/424), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 3(b) (with art. 17)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F127Sch. 2: entries omitted (9.11.2016) by virtue of The Secretaries of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for International Trade and for Exiting the European Union and the Transfer of Functions (Education and Skills) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/992), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 2(a) (with art. 13)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F128Sch. 2: entry omitted (11.4.2018) by virtue of The Secretaries of State for Health and Social Care and for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Transfer of Functions (Commonhold Land) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/378), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 2(a) (with art. 14)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F129Sch. 2: entry omitted (30.9.2020) by virtue of The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/942), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 4(a)omitted
F130Words in Sch. 2 omitted (30.10.2024) by virtue of The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/991), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 2(a) (with art. 7)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F131Sch. 2: words in entry inserted (11.4.2018) by The Secretaries of State for Health and Social Care and for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Transfer of Functions (Commonhold Land) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/378), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 2(b) (with art. 14)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F132Sch. 2: entry inserted (12.7.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(a); S.I. 2016/603, reg. 3(u)inserted
F133Sch. 2: entry repealed (7.2.2013) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/252), art. 1(2), Sch. Pt. 1repealed
F134Sch. 2: entry inserted (15.10.2012) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 130 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2521, art. 2(e)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F135Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29), s. 124(5), Sch. 11 para. 2(a); S.I. 2018/241, reg. 2(s)omitted
F136Sch. 2: entry repealed (18.7.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of Food from Britain) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1924), art. 1(3), Sch.repealed
F137Sch. 2: entry substituted (30.9.2020) by The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/942), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 4(b)substituted
F138Words in Sch. 2 inserted (25.7.2022) by Forensic Science Regulator Act 2021 (c. 14), s. 13(4), Sch. para. 8 (with s. 12); S.I. 2022/856, regs. 1(2), 2(a)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F139Sch. 2: entry substituted (12.7.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(b); S.I. 2016/603, reg. 3(u)substituted
F140Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.8.2012) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 15 para. 50(b); S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(4)omitted
F141Sch. 2: entry inserted (25.6.2013) by Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013 (c. 19), ss. 21(1), 25; S.I. 2013/1236, art. 2inserted
F142Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.2.2023) by virtue of The Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/98), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 2 (with reg. 3)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F143Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Health Education England (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/368), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 3 (with reg. 7)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F144Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 7 para. 1(a); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F145Sch. 2: entry inserted (1.1.2015) by Care Act 2014 (c. 23), s. 127(1), Sch. 7 para. 23; S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(m)inserted
F146Words in Sch. 2 inserted (1.10.2023) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 15 para. 3; S.I. 2023/1035, reg. 2(c)inserted
F147Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29), s. 124(5), Sch. 11 para. 2(b); S.I. 2018/241, reg. 2(s)omitted
F148Sch. 2: entry inserted (19.3.2020) by European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1), s. 42(7), Sch. 2 para. 17 (with Sch. 2 para. 37); S.I. 2020/317, reg. 3(b)(i)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F149Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.7.2012) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 13 para. 3(1)(b); S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(3)omitted
F150Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.12.2012) by virtue of The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 14 (with Pt. 4)omitted
F151Words in Sch. 2 inserted (24.5.2024) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), s. 81(1)(a), Sch. 1 para. 24inserted
F152Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 13 para. 74, Sch. 25 Pt. 20; S.I. 2012/628, art. 7repealed
F153Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 5 para. 2; S.I. 2013/453, art. 3(h) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2013/534, art. 6)this amendment is subject to savings and/or transitional provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F154Sch. 2: entry repealed (2.2.2012) by The Local Better Regulation Office (Dissolution and Transfer of Functions, Etc.) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/246), arts. 1(2), 2, 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 17 (with Sch. 2)this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F155Words in Sch. 2 omitted (8.12.2021) by virtue of The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1265), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 2(a) (with art. 12)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F156Words in Sch. 2 inserted (30.10.2024) by The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/991), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 2(b) (with art. 7)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F157Sch. 2: entry inserted (6.4.2019) by The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Naming and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/383), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(b)inserted
F158Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 5 para. 3; S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 7, 13, 29, 30)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F159Sch. 2: entry inserted (1.4.2013) by The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/238), arts. 1(1), 2(c)inserted
F160Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/238), arts. 1(1), 2(c)omitted
F161Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.4.2014) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading’s Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 2 (with Sch. 1 para. 28, 2 paras. 13-15)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F162Sch. 2: entry inserted (7.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 8 para. 18(2)(a); S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(v)inserted
F163Sch. 2: entry inserted (1.4.2019) by Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Act 2018 (c. 31), s. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 2; S.I. 2019/580, reg. 2inserted
F164Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.4.2012) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/964), arts. 1(2), 3(1), Sch.omitted
F165Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 20 para. 9(1)(a); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F166Sch. 2: entry inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 17 para. 2; S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F167Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.10.2013) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Merger of the Gambling Commission and the National Lottery Commission) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2329), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 18 (with art. 8, Sch. para. 43)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F168Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/238), arts. 1(1), 2(d)omitted
F169Sch. 2: entry omitted (7.10.2013) by virtue of Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 8 para. 18(2)(b)(i); S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(v)omitted
F170Sch. 2: entry inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 80(2) (with Sch. 7)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F171Words in Sch. 2 inserted (17.11.2021) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(3), Sch. 1 para. 22 (with s. 144); S.I. 2021/1274, reg. 2(i)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F172Sch. 2: entry inserted (10.3.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 54; S.I. 2014/251, art. 3(f)(ii)inserted
F173Sch. 2: entry inserted (1.1.2018) by Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29), s. 124(5), Sch. 1 para. 17; S.I. 2017/788, reg. 2(b)inserted
F174Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 16 para. 56, Sch. 25 Pt. 26; S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i)(j) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F175Sch. 2: entry substituted (16.10.2015) by The Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 4(b)substituted
F176Sch. 2: entry omitted (2.12.2014) by virtue of The Olympic Delivery Authority (Dissolution) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3184), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 9omitted
F177Sch. 2: entry omitted (6.4.2015) by virtue of The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/214), arts. 1, 2(4)omitted
F178Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.10.2013) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Registrar of Public Lending Right) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2352), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 1 (with art. 8)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F179Sch. 2: entry inserted (2.5.2016) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), s. 164(1), Sch. 1 para. 23; S.I. 2016/532, reg. 2(a)inserted
F180Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.4.2012) by virtue of Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 8 para. 2; S.I. 2012/924, art. 2omitted
F181Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.4.2013) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Railway Heritage Committee) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/64), arts. 1(2), 3 (with art. 8)this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F182Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.7.2012 at 0.02 a.m.) by Public Bodies Act 2011 (c. 24), s. 38(3), Sch. 6 Note 1; S.I. 2012/1662, art. 2(2)(b)repealed
F183Sch. 2: entry inserted (23.5.2014) by Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (c. 4), s. 45(1)(a), Sch. 2 para. 12; S.I. 2014/1236, art. 2(1)(k)inserted
F184Sch. 2: entry inserted (1.10.2018) by The Legislative Reform (Regulator of Social Housing) (England) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1040), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 39 (with Pt. 4)inserted
F185Sch. 2: entry inserted (1.4.2013) by The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/238), arts. 1(1), 2(a)inserted
F186Sch. 2: entry omitted (7.10.2013) by virtue of Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 8 para. 18(2)(b)(ii); S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(v)omitted
F187Sch. 2: entry omitted (6.4.2019) by virtue of The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Naming and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/383), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(a)omitted
F188Sch. 2: entry inserted (14.7.2014) by Defence Reform Act 2014 (c. 20), s. 50(1), Sch. 4 para. 18; S.I. 2014/1751, art. 3(g)inserted
F189Sch. 2: entry inserted (6.4.2017) by Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12), s. 44(5), Sch. 1 para. 18; S.I. 2017/473, reg. 2inserted
F190Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.8.2013) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 14 Pt. 8; S.I. 2012/3090, art. 2(2)(c)repealed
F191Sch. 2: entry inserted (8.5.2012) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(2)(j), Sch. 13 para. 15(b)inserted
F192Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 4 para. 1, Sch. 25 Pt. 5; S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(h) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F193Sch. 2: entry inserted (5.3.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), s. 57(1), Sch. 1 para. 69; S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)inserted
F194Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.4.2012) by virtue of Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 5 para. 2; S.I. 2012/924, art. 2omitted
F195Words in Sch. 2 inserted (1.6.2021) by Trade Act 2021 (c. 10), Sch. 4 para. 36; S.I. 2021/550, reg. 3(c)inserted
F196Sch. 2: entry inserted (30.3.2018) by Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29), s. 124(5), Sch. 9 para. 19; S.I. 2018/241, reg. 3(d)inserted
F197Sch. 2: entry repealed (5.11.2013) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of Victims' Advisory Panel) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2853), arts. 1(2), 2(2)(a)repealed
F198Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.4.2012) by virtue of Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 16 para. 2; S.I. 2012/924, art. 2omitted
F199Sch. 2: paragraph in Notes relating to Health Protection Agency omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 7 para. 1(b); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F200Sch. 2: Note title substituted (7.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 8 para. 18(3)(a); S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(v)substituted
F201Sch. 2: words in Note substituted (7.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 8 para. 18(3)(b); S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(v)substituted
F202Sch. 3 para. 2 substituted (20.1.2006) by The Parliamentary Commissioner (No. 2) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3430), art. 3substituted
F203Sch. 3 para. 4 substituted (1.1.2004) by Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41), ss. 219, 221, Sch. 3 para. 2; S.I. 2003/3103, art. 2 (subject to savings in Order)substituted
F204Words in Sch. 3 para. 6 substituted (28.3.2009 for specified purposes and otherwise 31.10.2009) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 16 para. 48(a); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3; S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4substituted
F205Sch. 3 para. 6A inserted by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 110(2)inserted
F206Sch. 3 para. 6B inserted (5.9.1994) by 1994 c. 14, ss. 1(2), 3(2)inserted
F207Sch. 3 para. 6C omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 25omitted
F208Sch. 3 para. 7: words repealed (31.3.1997) by 1995 c. 35, s. 29(2), Sch. 3; S.I. 1997/402, arts. 3(f), 4.repealed
F209Words in Sch. 3 para. 7 substituted (28.3.2009 for specified purposes and otherwise 31.10.2009) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 16 para. 48(b); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3; S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4substituted
F210Sch. 3 para. 8 renumbered (8.2.2000) as Sch. 3 para. 8(1) by S.I. 2000/90, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 5 (with art. 2(5))this amendment (text renumbered) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.renumbered
F211Words in Sch. 3 para. 8(1) omitted (13.2.2009) by virtue of The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3115), art. 3(1)omitted
F212Words in Sch. 3 para. 8(1) inserted (1.10.2012 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 8(a)(i); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-10, Sch. para. 12)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F213Words in Sch. 3 substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(2); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F214Words in Sch. 3 para. 8(1) substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 1, Sch. 4 para. 5; S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F215Words in Sch. 3 para. 8(1) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 8(a)(ii); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-10, Sch. para. 12)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F216Words in Sch. 3 para. 8 substituted (8.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/90, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 5(a) (with art. 2(5))this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F217Words in Sch. 3 para. 8(1) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 8(a)(iii); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-10, Sch. para. 12)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F218Word in Sch. 3 para. 8(1) inserted (13.2.2009) by The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3115), art. 3(2)inserted
F219Sch. 3 para. 8(2) inserted (8.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/90, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 5(b) (with art. 2(5))this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F220Words in Sch. 3 para. 8(2) inserted (1.10.2012 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 8(b)(i); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-10, Sch. para. 12)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F221Words in Sch. 3 para. 8(2) substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 1, Sch. 4 para. 5; S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F222Words in Sch. 3 para. 8(2) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 8(b)(ii); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-10, Sch. para. 12)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F223Words in Sch. 3 para. 8(2) omitted (13.2.2009) by virtue of The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3115), art. 4omitted
F224Words in Sch. 3 para. 8(2) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 8(b)(iii); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-10, Sch. para. 12)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F225Sch. 3 para. 10 renumbered as Sch. 3 para. 10(1) by S.I. 1983/1707, art. 2(a)renumbered
F226Words substituted by Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (c. 39 SIF 89), s. 1(3)(c)substituted
F227Sch. 3 para. 10(1A) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/238), arts. 1(1), 3inserted
F228Sch. 3 para. 10(2) inserted by S.I. 1983/1707, art. 21(b)inserted
F229Words in Sch. 3 para. 10(2)(a) inserted (17.6.2002) by 2002 c. 1, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 2; S.I. 2002/1408, art. 2inserted
F230Sch. 3 para. 10(3) inserted (10.1.2018) by The Transfer of Functions (International Development) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1283), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1 (with art. 3)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F231Sch. 3 para. 12 inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 145, 148, Sch. 17 para. 6(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 28inserted
F232Sch. 4 substituted (30.1.2008) by The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3470), art. 3, Sch. 2substituted
F233Sch. 4: entry omitted (12.4.2010) by virtue of The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 19 para. 3(3) (with arts. 28-31)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F234Sch. 4: entries omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 26(2)omitted
F235Sch. 4: entry repealed (1.12.2010) by Commons Act 2006 (c. 26), s. 56, Sch. 6 Pt. 1 (with s. 60); S.I. 2010/2356, art. 3(3)this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F236Sch. 4: entries omitted (12.3.2010) by virtue of The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/239), arts. 1(1), 3omitted
F237Sch. 4: entry omitted (18.1.2010) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/22), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 2 (with Sch. 5)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F238Sch. 4: entry omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 6 para. 22(2); S.I. 2015/1732, art. 2(e)(vi) (with art. 7)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F239Sch. 4: entry omitted (13.2.2009) by virtue of The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3115), art. 5omitted
F240Sch. 4: entry omitted (30.4.2011) by virtue of The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/751), arts. 1(1), 3(a)omitted
F241Sch. 4: entry omitted (1.9.2009) by virtue of The Transfer of Functions (Estate Agents Appeals and Additional Scheduled Tribunal) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1836), art. 5(1), Sch. 1 para. 1omitted
F242Sch. 4: entry substituted (30.4.2011) by The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/751), arts. 1(1), 3(b)substituted
I1Act wholly in force at 1.4.1967 see s. 14(2).
M11982 c. 10(43:1).
M21964 c. 29(86).
M31971 c. 77 (101A:1)
M41914 c. 12.
M51919 c. 92(62).
M61971 c. 77(62).
M71955 c. 19(7:1).
M81980 c. 63(88).
X1This version of Sch 4 contains only those entries in force on 3.11.2008 as they stood at that date and reflects insertions, substitutions and repeals made since that date. For information about entries repealed on or before that date and other amendment history, please refer to earlier versions.
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former schemepara 1 of SCHEDULE 1legTermGnflJNVp
judgepara 12 of SCHEDULE 3legTermQBcZUm26
judicial pension schemepara 10 of SCHEDULE 1judicial_p_lgDp1mW
Local Commissioners. 12Local_Comm_lgj0noV
officers. 12officer_lg7mSJY
person aggrieveds. 12person_agg_rtpXH0i
relevant dutys. 10relevant_d_lgCGpGmalert
relevant tribunalpara 6B of SCHEDULE 3legTermJGrUybux
relevant tribunals. 5relevant_t_lg6WRgG
Scheme functionss. 11BScheme_fun_rtR2a1N
Scheme functionss. 11CScheme_fun_rt46ZNZ
supplementary control zonepara 2 of SCHEDULE 3legTermxpj0qzQ6
the 1981 Actpara 10 of SCHEDULE 1the_1981_A_lgDacGW
the 1993 Actpara 10 of SCHEDULE 1the_1993_A_lgGGUvm
the 1993 schemepara 1 of SCHEDULE 1legTermWg0pGpVO
the appointed daypara 10 of SCHEDULE 1the_appoin_lgLJazc
the civil service schemepara 1 of SCHEDULE 1legTermhNUyEHlA
the Commissioners. 12the_Commis_lguPXW6
the Courts. 12the_Court_lgH5RK3
the former enactmentspara 10 of SCHEDULE 1the_former_lgZ2zmy
the old judicial schemepara 10 of SCHEDULE 1the_old_ju_lgTMHnv
tribunals. 12tribunal_lgK8lsu
victims. 5victim_lgTxeq5
  • Parliamentary Commissioner (No. 2) Order 2005 (2005/3430)
  • Parliamentary Commissioner (No. 2) Order 2011 (2011/2986)
  • Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2000 (2000/739)
  • Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2003 (2003/2921)
  • Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2004 (2004/2670)
  • Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2005 (2005/249)
  • Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2006 (2006/3328)
  • Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2007 (2007/3470)
  • Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2008 (2008/3115)
  • Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2009 (2009/1754)
  • Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2010 (2010/239)
  • Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2011 (2011/751)
  • Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2013 (2013/238)
  • Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2015 (2015/214)

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