(6) If, during or after an investigation, the S. 17(6) Ombudsman considers that there is evidence of a amended by Nos 8884 breach of duty or misconduct on the part of an s. 4(c), authority or a protected disclosure entity, or a 12/1989 s. 4(1)(Sch. 2 member, officer or employee of an authority or a item 86.12), protected disclosure entity, the Ombudsman substituted by No. 82/2012 must— s. 232(4), amended by No. 85/2012 s. 153(7)(a). S. 17(6)(a) (a) report the matter to the principal officer amended by (if any) of the authority or protected No. 85/2012 disclosure entity; and s. 153(7)(b). S. 17(6)(b) (b) send a copy of the report to the responsible amended by Minister and, if the authority or protected No. 85/2012 s. 153(7)(c). disclosure entity is a member of staff of a Council or a Councillor, to the Mayor of the Council. S. 17(6A) (6A) The Ombudsman must not disclose any inserted by information under subsection (4), (4A), (5), (5A) No. 85/2012 s. 153(8). or (6) that— (a) is likely to lead to the identification of a person who has made an assessable disclosure; and (b) is not information to which section 53(2)(a), (c) or (d) of the Protected Disclosure Act 2012 applies. S. 17(6B) (6B) The Ombudsman may at any time during an inserted by investigation discontinue the investigation if in No. 30/2016 s. 67. all the circumstances the Ombudsman considers that— (a) a ground specified in section 15A for refusing to deal with the complaint or section 15E for refusing to conduct an investigation would now apply; or
S. 17(6) amended by Nos 8884 s. 4(c), 12/1989 s. 4(1)(Sch. 2 item 86.12), substituted by No. 82/2012 s. 232(4), amended by No. 85/2012 s. 153(7)(a). (6) If, during or after an investigation, the Ombudsman considers that there is evidence of a breach of duty or misconduct on the part of an authority or a protected disclosure entity, or a member, officer or employee of an authority or a protected disclosure entity, the Ombudsman must— S. 17(6)(a) amended by No. 85/2012 s. 153(7)(b). (a) report the matter to the principal officer (if any) of the authority or protected disclosure entity; and S. 17(6)(b) amended by No. 85/2012 s. 153(7)(c). (b) send a copy of the report to the responsible Minister and, if the authority or protected disclosure entity is a member of staff of a Council or a Councillor, to the Mayor of the Council. S. 17(6A) inserted by No. 85/2012 s. 153(8). (6A) The Ombudsman must not disclose any information under subsection (4), (4A), (5), (5A) or (6) that— (a) is likely to lead to the identification of a person who has made an assessable disclosure; and (b) is not information to which section 53(2)(a), (c) or (d) of the Protected Disclosure Act 2012 applies. S. 17(6B) inserted by No. 30/2016 s. 67. (6B) The Ombudsman may at any time during an investigation discontinue the investigation if in all the circumstances the Ombudsman considers that— (a) a ground specified in section 15A for refusing to deal with the complaint or section 15E for refusing to conduct an investigation would now apply; or
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