Introduction Schedule 4 Section 57 - Action following receipt of investigation reports
226.Section 57 provides that if, following an investigation, the Ombudsman reports (under section 55) that any person has sustained injustice or hardship as a consequence of the matter investigated, the provider concerned must consider the Ombudsman’s report and notify the Ombudsman of the action that the provider has taken or proposes to take in response and also of the time within which such action will be taken.
227.The provider must give the notification within one month of receiving the report or such longer period as the Ombudsman specifies.