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Health and Care Bill

Of course I accept that, but I do not think it is right. Once the safe space exists and is part of the system, and the ombudsman has those rights—or traditionally has had those rights—we have to allow the ombudsman, who does not reveal the material and does not name names, access. We are obviously going to disagree on that.

I am no legal expect, and my noble and learned friend Lord Etherton will deal with the legal and constitutional principles. However, I ask the Minister to look again at this and to consider removing the coroners from the safe space, an approach that makes no sense at all, but allowing the ombudsman—the PHSO—to have access on condition that there is no disclosure to a third party, thus retaining the important role that the ombudsman holds in our constitutional arrangements.

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Reference

818 c1740 

Session

2021-22

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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