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SPCB Written Question · S3W-30937 · Session 3

Whether the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) has the power to initiate court action in relation to a complaint referred to the SPS…

Answered Asked by Jamie Hepburn SNP Lodged 20 Jan 2010

The question

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) has the power to initiate court action in relation to a complaint referred to the SPSO.

The answer

Answered by Mike Pringle on 28 Jan 2010 · 8 days after it was lodged, on time

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 does not confer power on the ombudsman to initiate court action in relation to a complaint referred to the SPSO.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-30937 by reference.