Schedule 5
Health Bill [Lords]
6:45 pm
Mike O'Brien (Minister of State (Health Services), Department of Health; North Warwickshire, Labour)
New schedule 5A excludes from the ombudsman’s remit the commencement or conduct of civil or criminal proceedings before any court of law. That mirrors the arrangements in the local authority scheme and also those for all other public service ombudsmen. For example, a complainant could not complain to the ombudsman about how the High Court dealt with a claim against a care home. That would not be appropriate for the ombudsman to investigate.