On 28 June 2017 Hong Kong Ombudsman Connie Lau announced the completion of two own-motioned investigations, namely “The arrangement between Housing Department and Water Supplies Department regarding payment of water charges for common areas and vacant units in public housing estates” and “Food and Environmental Hygiene Department’s criteria for publicising the list of traders involved after issuing a Food Safety Order”. 

The Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT), Mr Ali Noroozi, has accepted the Senate Economics References Committee’s (the Committee) request to examine how the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) addresses the risk of fraud and associated issues. The Committee’s request follows recent events including those relating to Operation Elbrus and allegations of tax fraud that may be linked to abuse of position by a public official. The IGT today announced terms of reference for this review.

Une surveillance accrue des organismes du secteur public permettra d’améliorer la responsabilisation et les services pour les Ontariens, à condition qu’elle soit cohérente et efficace. C’est ce que l’Ombudsman de l’Ontario, Paul Dubé, souligne aujourd’hui dans son plus récent Rapport annuel, qui marque la première année complète depuis son entrée en fonctions et depuis l’élargissement du mandat de son Bureau.

In its efforts to further increase the regional impact of the IOI, the members of the IOI Board of Directors decided at their recent Board meeting in Vienna to continue the regional subsidy programme for the membership year 2017/2018. Institutional members wishing to apply for a regional subsidy can submit project proposal until 1 September 2017.

On 22 June, the IOI invited to a panel discussion on “Ombudsmen under Pressure – Political, Democratic, Constitutional Restrictions and Limited Financial Conditions in our Neighbouring Countries”, which was organised jointly with the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM) and the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB).

Save the Date - A one day conference exploring the impact of complaints on staff and the ways in which organisations can support them.

El Instituto Latinoamericano del Ombudsman – Defensorías del Pueblo (ILO) hace llegar a su socia Adriana Santagati sus más cálidas felicitaciones por haber sido elegida Defensora del Pueblo de la Provincia de Río Negro.

El Instituto Latinoamericano del Ombudsman – Defensorías del Pueblo (ILO), expresa la mayor satisfacción por la reelección de su Director Ricardo Ariel Rivas como Defensor del Pueblo de la Ciudad de Neuquén.