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The Local Commissioner in Wales (Standards Investigations) Order 2001 art 5

art 5 Law of Defamation

(1) For the purposes of the law of defamation, any statement (whether written or oral) made by a designated officer in connection with the exercise of functions under Part III of the 2000 Act shall be absolutely privileged. (2) “designated officer” in paragraph (1) means any person designated in writing by a Local Commissioner.

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