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Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2020–21: PHSO and Government responses to the Committee’s First Report.

Published 26 July 2022

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At a glance

The government's response

This document responds to First Report - Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2020–21.

This is the government's response, published 26 July 2022.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The Government says it "agree[s] that Ombudsman reform is an important matter" but states that wide-scale reform is not currently in its legislative programme, and it does not set out the legislative timetable the Committee asked for.

  • The Government says it "continues to consider options for Ombudsman reform".
  • It notes that the Queen's Speech announced a Victims Bill and that the consultation sets out an intention to remove the requirement for victims of crime to raise a complaint through an MP, via primary legislation.
  • The Victims Bill will be introduced to Parliament "in due course"; no date is given.
  • If it wishes to make proposals for wider Ombudsman reform, the minister says he will engage with the Committee.

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