Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Recommendation 8

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The increased use and focus on developing the PHSO’s mediation capacity as a means to...

Conclusion
The increased use and focus on developing the PHSO’s mediation capacity as a means to speed up casework is extremely welcome. However, considering the Ombudsman said that there is the potential to resolve 25% of cases by mediation rather than investigation, the scale of its use in the 2021–22 period to resolve less than 0.1% of cases is very disappointing.
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Government Response

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