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2015-01-15Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights received “A” status
On 29 December 2014 based on the results of examination of two years of activities of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights the Bureau of the International Coordination Committee of National Human Rights Institutions (ICC NHRI) has granted to the Commissioner for Human Rights the “A” status - the highest status of compliance with the UN Paris Principles.
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2015-01-09
Statement of Solidarity with France
On behalf of IOI Europe, the Ombudsman and Regional President Peter Tyndall issued a "Statement of Solidarity with France".
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2015-01-15
Reminder for regional subsidies 2014/2015
In its efforts to further increase the regional impact of the IOI, the members of the IOI Board of Directors decided at the Annual Board Meeting in Vienna to continue the regional subsidy programme for the membership year 2014/2015.
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2015-01-20
CCAC appoints new Commissioner
On 19 December 2014 Commissioner Man Chong FONG completed his five-year term as Commissioner Against Corruption of Macau. His successor, Commissioner Weng Chon CHEONG assumed office on 20 December 2014.
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2015-01-20
Amended regional by-laws available online
At a Regional Board meeting in Vienna in October 2014, it was agreed that the a proposal should be put to all Voting members to amend the Rules of the European Region of the IOI to allow for the election of a Regional Vice-President.
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2015-01-20
Jorge Cardona, member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child visits the Spanish Ombudsman Institution
Jorge Cardona, the Spanish member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child visited the headquarters of the Ombudsman.
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2015-01-20
New South Australian Ombudsman appointed
Mr Wayne Lines has recently been appointed as the South Australian Ombudsman (effective from 18 December 2014). Mr Lines is just the sixth Ombudsman appointed since the establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman in 1972.
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2015-01-22
The Impact of Ombudsman Investigations on Public Administration
The Toronto Ombudsman, in collaboration with Ryerson University, a North American advisory committee, and the International Ombudsman Institute, has completed a groundbreaking project: The Impact of Ombudsman Investigations on Public Administration: A Case Study and an Evaluation Guide.
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2015-01-21
Statement by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman in response to the Health Select Committee's report on complaints
“We are delighted the Health Select Committee is actively championing the implementation of our joint report, ‘My expectations for raising concerns and complaints’ which sets out what good complaint handling looks like from patients and service users’ perspectives.
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2015-01-21
Prof. Lipowicz confirmed as new Regional President
Following the election of Peter Tyndall (Ombudsman of Ireland) as 2nd Vice-President of the IOI in Vienna in October 2014, the IOI’s European Region carried out an electronic ballot to elect his successor as Regional President of the IOI Europe.
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2015-01-21
Sindh Ombudsman orders Sindh employees social security institution for payment
A complainant approached the Provincial Ombudsman of Sindh stating that a cheque issued by the management of Kulsoom Bai Valika Social Security Institution Hospital towards the supply of some material by her firm was dishonored.
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2015-01-22
Upward trend in complaints broken - number of inspections increased
The number of complaints received by the Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland no longer increased last year as the Ombudsman received slightly more than 4,600 complaints.
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2015-01-22
Local Government Ombudsman welcomes Health Select Committee Report
The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) is today welcoming the publication of the Health Select Committee’s latest review into health complaints.
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2015-01-22
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman laid three investigation reports and 73 decision summaries before the Scottish Parliament
On 21 January 2015 the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman laid three investigation reports and 73 decision summaries before the Scottish Parliament
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2015-01-23
Results of recent surveys available
The IOI’s European Region carried out two surveys among its members. One survey focused on “Own Initiative Investigations” and the other one dealt with the “Implementation of the ADR Directive”, i.e. the EU’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Directive.
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2015-01-26
Workshop on "Designing Consumer Redress
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh and the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford are delighted to invite consumer advisors, complaint handling and ombudsmen practitioners, academics and policymakers to a workshop on “Designing Consumer Redress” on 11 and 12 June 2015.
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2015-01-27
Founded in Brussels the National Energy Ombudsman Network (NEON)
The European Parliament hosts the first Conference on " Strengtheing Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the Energy Sector". Catalan Ombudsman, Rafael Ribó, took part in the first General Assembly of the National Energy Ombudsman Network (NEON), held on January 27th in Brussels.
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2015-01-28
Office of the Ombudsman presents brief report on the work of the Office for calendar year 2014
The Office of the Ombudsman held a press conference to announce the results of a direct investigation into the “Mechanisms Used to Review and Monitor Eligibility of Existing Tenants in Subsidised Public Housing” and presented a brief report on the work of the Office for 2014.
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2015-01-29
Landmark decision to make lives of mothers and babies safer
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s casework revealed that the lives of mothers and babies could be put at risk because of an inherent conflict of interest in the supervision of midwives.
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2015-01-29
Ombudsman long-term care investigation will look at accountability, standards and how concerns are addressed
In a letter to Minister of Health, Dustin Duncan, Ombudsman Mary McFadyen reported yesterday that her Office is making progress with its investigation into the adequacy of care at the Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home.
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