References from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Cases of alleged breaches by elected and co-opted members of an authority’s statutory code of conduct are referred, by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales to the Adjudication Panel for Wales, for determination.

Our form to reply to a notice of reference, can be downloaded by using the links below. The form will also be sent in the post to the relevant member. Completed forms need to be returned to the Adjudication Panel for Wales.

  • Reply to a Notice of Reference, the Adjudication Panel for Wales will give written notice of a reference and send with the notice a copy of the report produced by the Ombudsman to the member who is the subject of the alleged breaches. There is a statutory duty on the member to provide the Adjudication Panel for Wales with a written reply and the information set out in our form.

Our guidance booklets about how to make a reply to a notice of reference, the tribunals procedures and the powers to order sanctions, can be downloaded by using the links below or, if you would like a copy sent to you, please contact us.

  • How to Make a Reply to a Notice of Reference, our guidance booklet contains information about what happens when the Adjudication Panel for Wales receives a reference and how to make a reply to a notice of reference.
  • Tribunal Procedural Guidance, our guidance booklet contains important information about time-limits, the tribunal’s procedures and the tribunal hearing.
  • Sanctions Guidance, our guidance booklet contains information about the tribunal’s powers to order sanctions and important considerations where it is determined that there has been a breach of the code of conduct. Please note that our new sanctions guidance also detailed below will come into force for hearings that take place after 1st September 2018.