Report to Parliament

In some cases, we will send a report of the investigation  to the Scottish Parliament.  The law says that we must send reports that go to the Scottish Parliament to Ministers in the Scottish Government as well.

Before the final report is published, we will send you and the organisation a draft of the report, to give you both a chance to highlight any factual inaccuracies. Any information received will be considered carefully but it is for us to interpret the facts and the available evidence and come to a judgement.

Any report that is sent to the Parliament becomes a public document which means that the media has access to it and may publicise it. A report will name the organisation involved but not the person who made the complaint. It will not name anyone else, unless there are very good reasons for doing so, and as far as possible the report will not include information that might allow any individual to be identified.

Once the report has been laid before the Parliament, it cannot be altered. The only way to challenge our decision is by using judicial review proceedings. Judicial review is a form of court proceeding where a judge reviews whether a decision or action made by a public body is lawful. You may want to take legal advice before deciding whether this is
appropriate in your case.

You can find copies of our reports on our website via this link.

For information on Decision Letters visit this link.
 

Last updated 13 May 2010