74Information about progress of investigation

74 Information about progress of investigation

(1)  A public body conducting an investigation of a disclosed matter must, at the request of the Ombudsman or person who made the disclosure, give the Ombudsman or the person (as the case requires) reasonable information about the investigation.

(2)  A public body must give the information within 28 days of receiving the request.

(3)  A public body is not required to give the information to the person who made the disclosure if –

(a) the information requested has already been given to that person; or

(b) the giving of the information requested would endanger the safety of any person or prejudice the conduct of the investigation.