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Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 103:"After Clause 14, insert the following new clause—"    ““PROTECTION AGAINST DEFAMATION (1)   For the purposes of the law of defamation, the following are absolutely privileged— (a)   the publication of a matter by the Commissioner in a report made under regulations made under section 14 or paragraph 8 of Schedule 1; (b)   the publication in communications between the Commissioner and the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales or another ombudsman of a matter which the Commissioner is permitted to disclose to that ombudsman by virtue of subsection (3)(a) of section (Power to disclose information); (c)   the publication in communications from the Commissioner to a person mentioned in subsection (3) of a matter in connection with an examination by the Commissioner into a case under regulations made under section 9. (2)   For the purposes of the law of defamation, the publication in communications from a person mentioned in subsection (3) to the Commissioner of a matter in connection with an examination by the Commissioner into a case under regulations made under section 9 has qualified privilege. (3)   The persons referred to in subsections (1)(c) and (2) are— (a)   the person whose case is being examined; (b)   a person whose conduct is the subject of the examination; (c)   a person with whom the Commissioner is communicating for the purpose of obtaining information about the case; and (d)   a person acting on behalf of a person falling within paragraphs (a) to (c). (4)   In this section, ““other ombudsman”” has the same meaning as in section (Working collaboratively with other ombudsmen).”” On Question, amendment agreed to.