Introduction
1.These explanatory notes relate to the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act which received Royal Assent on 7 April 2005. The explanatory notes have been prepared by the National Assembly for Wales in conjunction with the Wales Office, in order to assist the reader in understanding the Act. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by Parliament.
2.The notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So where a section or part of a section does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given. A Glossary of terms used frequently in these Notes appears at the end of these Notes.