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2025-04-11Best Practice Paper on Ombudsman outreach practices
The IOI presents a new Best Practice Paper on “Outreach practices from Ombudsman around the world”. The paper builds on the regional exchange prior to and during the 13th IOI World Conference and reflects the results of this exchange among IOI members. It was developed by the office of the National Ombudsman of the Netherlands and presents outreach practices from IOI members across various countries.
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2025-04-04
Connecting Ombudsman Procedures and Citizens: Advancing Public Engagement and Accessibility in Hungary
The Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary has successfully implemented the IOI-supported regional subsidy project “Connecting Ombudsman Procedures and Citizens”. The two-phase initiative aimed at strengthening public awareness of the Ombudsman’s work, particularly in the field of disability rights, and at familiarizing the public with the network of newly established regional offices.
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2025-04-04
Ombudsman Wales - Quarterly Newsletter - November 2024 - March 2025
Kindly click here to read the latest Quarterly Newsletter by the Ombudsman Wales. This newsletter covers the period from November 2024 to March 2025.
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2024-09-06
La Diputada del Común, Lola Padrón, pide que se adopten las medidas necesarias para la aplicación del 5% en Educación
La Diputada del Común, Lola Padrón, ha solicitado a la Consejería de Presidencia, Administraciones Publicas, Justicia y Seguridad que se adopten las medidas necesarias para que, con la diligencia debida y en estricto cumplimiento de la Ley Canaria de Educación no Universitaria, se proceda a destinar al presupuesto educativo el 5% del producto interior bruto canario, conforme al mínimo que regula la citada Ley. Padrón asegura que es preciso que se cumpla la Ley 6/2014, de 25 de julio, “en aras de alcanzar el logro de los principios rectores del sistema educativo canario”.
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2025-03-28
Chief Ombudsman releases final report
The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has released his final report entitled "The way I see it" to Parliament on 27 March 2025. Kindly click here to read his report. Mr Boshier leaves office today, 28 March 2025.
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2025-03-28
ACRC Announces “2025 Basic Plan for Comprehensive Integrity Assessment of Public Institutions”
The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC, Chairperson Ryu Chul Whan) finalized the 2025 Basic Plan for the Comprehensive Integrity Assessment of Public Institutions on the 24th of February 2025. A comprehensive integrity evaluation will be conducted for all local councils this year to focus efforts on improving entrenched corruption-prone areas in local settings. The final plan for the comprehensive integrity assessment will be confirmed after gathering opinions from various institutions with the results to be announced in December 2025.
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2025-03-21
SPSO Launches New Interactive Complaints Map
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman has launched the first phase of an interactive map. This shows the number of complaints closed in 2022-23 for each Local Authority area in Scotland across the sectors it oversees, mapped against measures of deprivation.
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2025-03-21
Ombudsman announces results of direct investigation operation into Housing Department’s handling of illegal parking in public housing estates
On 13 March 2025, the Ombudsman, Mr Jack Chan, announced the completion of a direct investigation operation into the Housing Department ("HD")'s handling of illegal parking in public housing estates, and made 12 recommendations for improvement to the HD.
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2025-03-21
Lost in Translation: An Overview report by NIPSO on the provision of Interpretation Services in GP Practices
On 20 March 2025, the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) published the first in a series of Overview Reports which review issues that are creating potential barriers to accessing healthcare. The report ‘Lost in translation’ provides an overview assessment of the provision of Interpretation Services in GP Practices – for patients who are not proficient in English.
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2025-03-21
Office of the Ombudsman urges women politicians to report injustices
The Office of the Ombudsman has asked women running in the September 2025 General Elections to report any forms of injustices faced in the election process. The Director of Investigations and Research, Ms Martha Kwengwere, said this during a two-day capacity building training aimed at empowering female aspirants for the positions of Member of Parliament and Ward Councilors from the Central Region at Sunbird Capital Hotel, Lilongwe.
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2025-03-14
AORC Webinar - Showcasing Children Ombudsman - Championing Children’s Rights in 2025
Join the African Ombudsman Research Centre, the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators' Association, for their insightful webinar on Advocating for Children's Rights in 2025, with a special focus on Specialized Ombudsman Offices for Children. This event, organised in partnership with the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), will take place on Tuesday, 25 March 2025 at 10 am (GMT+2). Kindly click here for the official invitation and additional information on the speakers.
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2025-03-06
Teresa Anjinho sworn in as new European Ombudsman
Kindly click here to read the oath speech of the new European Ombudsman, Ms Teresa Anjinho.
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2025-03-06
Save the Date: Webinar on Children's Rights
Join the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC), the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators' Association (AOMA), for their insightful webinar on Advocating for Children's Rights in 2025, with a special focus on Specialized Ombudsman Offices for Children. This event, organised in partnership with the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), will take place on Tuesday, 25 March 2025 at 10 am (GMT+2).
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2025-01-24
SPSO Launches Training for Handling Child Friendly Complaints
Rosemary Agnew, the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO), has launched an online training to help public service organisations handle complaints from or involving children and young people. The online training course is designed for complaints handlers and frontline staff. It shows how organisations can put children and young people’s rights at the heart of the complaints process.
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2025-03-06
Ombudsman Ontario kicks off 50th anniversary year with Good Governance Awards
On 28 February 2025, the Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé announced a new award for public sector bodies that have demonstrated exemplary administrative practices – the Ombudsman’s Award for Good Governance – as part of his office’s 50th anniversary activities. Awards will be given to selected organizations in three areas of the Ombudsman’s mandate – provincial government bodies, broader public sector bodies (e.g., school boards, universities, children’s aid societies), and municipalities, he announced.
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2025-02-27
The Proposal: The Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman as the National Human Rights Institution for Malta
The Ombudsman presented the new Ombudsman Bill to Government for consideration.
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2025-02-27
Veterans Ombud Releases Report on Additional Dependant Care Reimbursement
On 26 February 2025, the Veterans Ombud Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine released a report on Additional Dependant Care, a reimbursement mechanism designed to provide relief for additional dependant care costs incurred by Veterans participating in the Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) Rehabilitation Program. The report found unfairness in the rules for reimbursement that could result in some Veterans not being afforded the same relief as others.
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2025-02-27
European Ombudsman suggests ways for Commission to ensure EU border management funds comply with fundamental rights obligations
The European Ombudsman has made a series of suggestions to the European Commission to help it monitor EU funds granted to Member States for border management and ensure their use does not result in fundamental rights violations.
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2025-02-21
Ombudsman announces results of direct investigation operation into Government’s arrangements for recovery, refurbishment and reallocation of public rental housing flats
On 20 February 2025, the Ombudsman, Mr Jack Chan, announced the completion of a direct investigation operation into the Government’s arrangements for the recovery, refurbishment and reallocation of public rental housing flats, and has made 19 major recommendations for improvements to the Housing Department and the Hong Kong Housing Society.
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2025-02-21
ACRC announces three major tasks for 2025
The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission announced three major tasks to focus on under its 2025 vision “People with Better Life, Korea to Leap Forward.” Given the increasing concerns about added grievances due to the uncertainties both within and outside of Korea, the ACRC has made stabilizing livelihoods and protecting marginalized groups a top priority.