The SPSO's complaints standards principles have been approved by the Scottish Parliament. You can download them here.

The new Mayor of Budapest has “dismissed” homeless people from the prior underpasses in the Hungarian capital. Consequently, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights examined the situation of homeless people in Budapest in the winter 2010/2011. 

On 17 November 2010, the NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour tabled a report to Parliament entitled 'Responding to the asbestos problem: The need for significant reform in NSW'. Following the release of the Ombudsman’s report, the government has committed to $5.6 million to complete the minimum clean up required for the Woods Reef site.

The NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour is currently reviewing the use of Taser weapons by the NSW police. This is the second review he has conducted. The first was completed in 2008 and related to the use of Tasers by specialist units and senior police.

El Defensor del Pueblo de Navarra solicita que se interponga un recurso de inconstitucionalidad contra el Real Decreto-Ley que regula la energía fotovoltaica.

Following an investigation by the Ombudsman, the Ministry of Health reimbursed a Saskatchewan for the operation of his brain tumour in another country.

The Ombudsman received nearly 4,100 complaints last year. In addition, he launched over 60 investigations on his own initiative. Most complaints concerned the police, social welfare and health care, and prisons.

In a document entitled "Developing and Optimising the Role of the Ombudsman", Ombudswoman Emily O'Reilly makes four specific proposals which will allow her Office to maximise its contribution to governmental reform. The suggestions concern i.a. the constitutional status of the Ombudsman Office.