The City of Toronto Ombudsman says a Toronto family deserves a lot of credit for changes the City is making to how it handles complaints about dangerous dogs. Susan Opler made the observation today when releasing the results of an Enquiry into the family’s complaint about Toronto Animal Services, part of the City’s Municipal Licensing & Standards division.

Over the years, citizens in Dialiao District in Kaohsiung City had filed numerous complaints with the municipal government concerning farmland in the district being illegally used by a metal scrap recycling factory.

The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman´s (NIPSO) office opened its doors to the public on 22 December 1969. To mark the occasion the Ombudsman´s office has produced a short film, The 50th Anniversary of the Ombudsman in Northern Ireland, which looks at the Office’s origins and explains more about our work

La adjunta de Igualdad de la Diputación del Común, Beatriz Barrera, ha abierto una investigación de oficio sobre el supuesto incumplimiento del protocolo médico-forense de valoración urgente del riesgo de violencia de género por parte del Instituto de Medicina Legal de Las Palmas.

Con motivo del 30 aniversario del Ararteko, la institución ha celebrado un acto en Vitoria-Gasteiz, al que han asistido los exarartekos, numerosas autoridades y representantes de organizaciones sociales de distintos ámbitos.

The Ombudsman of Hong Kong, Ms Winnie Chiu, today (12 December) announced the completion of a direct investigation into the arrangements for depositing layout plans of public pleasure grounds (PPGs) in the Land Registry (LR) by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD). The investigation report has been uploaded to the website of the Office of The Ombudsman for public information.

 

Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has begun investigating the use and authorisation of corporate credit cards at Warrnambool City Council. The investigation follows media reports that a former Council manager resigned earlier this year after misusing a Council credit card.

The 41st Annual Conference of the United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) will be hosted by the Child and Family Ombudsman, Traci Shinabarger, and held in Helena, Montana from 16 – 18 September 2020. Save the date!