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Ombudsman and is
There is also a High Court of Impeachment for criminal charges ( for an offence in office ) against the President of the Republic, the justices of the supreme courts, members of the Council of State, the Chancellor of Justice and the Ombudsman of Parliament.
The third is the National Ombudsman, a relatively new function ; he may investigate by his own initiative or on request of anyone, the actions of State bodies or other governmental bodies indicated by law ; this indication can be delegated ( Article 78a ).
According to Carrie Ann Sitren of the Goldwater Institute, this was “ a clear attempt to silence people in the community who have been critical of the board ’ s actions, and have made good-faith attempts to ensure the district is spending taxpayer money wisely .” None of the records requested were private or confidential, and thus, should have been readily available to be released to the public, according to the assistant state Ombudsman.
The European Ombudsman ( or sometimes Euro-Ombudsman ) is an ombudsman for the European Union, based in the Salvador de Madariaga Building in Strasbourg.
The European Ombudsman is appointed by the European Parliament.
At the request of Parliament, the Ombudsman may be removed by the Court of Justice if " he no longer fulfils the conditions required for the performance of his duties or if he is guilty of serious misconduct ".
Emily O ' Reilly is an author and former journalist and broadcaster who became Ireland's first female Ombudsman in 2003, succeeding Kevin Murphy.
The Institute is widely recognised by, amongst others, The Law Society, Bar Council, UK government, Solicitors Regulation Authority and Legal Services Ombudsman.
Michigan State University Ombudsman is the longest continually operating ombudsman office at a college or university in the country.
This service is now the responsibility of the Legal Ombudsman.
The current Police Ombudsman is former Oversight Commissioner Al Hutchinson who took over from Nuala O ' Loan in November 2007.
The Quebec Ombudsman is a governmental institution responsible for handling complaints from individuals, companies and associations who believe the government of Quebec or any of its branches has made an error or treated them unjustly.
The long title of the Act is An Act to establish and make provision about the National Assembly for Wales and the offices of Auditor General for Wales and Welsh Administration Ombudsman ; to reform certain Welsh public bodies and abolish certain other Welsh public bodies ; and for connected purposes.
She is the founding chairman of the Telecoms Ombudsman Council, and chaired Ofcom ’ s Consumer Panel from its inception in 2003 to December 2007.
Other than its significant involvement in the legislative process, the Senate is required to grant its consent in the case of appointment or removal of the President of the Supreme Chamber of Control, the President of the Institute of National Remembrance-Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation, the Commissioner for Protection of Citizens ' Rights and the Ombudsman for Children and the General Inspector for Personal Data Protection.
The Human Rights Commission is chaired by the Ombudsman of Fiji, one person who is qualified to be a judge, and a third person appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister, who is first required to consult the Leader of the Opposition and the House of Representatives committee responsible for human rights.
No holder of an office under the direct control of the President, the Secretary of the House of Representatives or of the Senate, the Ombudsman, or the Auditor-General, may be appointed, removed, or disciplined, without the approval of the person to whom the office holder is responsible.
Parliament is empowered to appoint more than one, and if so, one of them shall be designated the Chief Ombudsman, who shall be in charge of the staffing of the Ombudsman's office and of the allocation of work amongst the Ombudsmen.
Complaints to the Ombudsman must be made in person, not through another party, but the Ombudsman may waive this rule if satisfied the person concerned is unable to make the complaint in person.
Moreover, the Ombudsman is not generally authorized to hear complaints that could be reviewed by a court or tribunal, except when they involve breaches of the Bill of Rights.
After presenting the report to the Prime Minister and the Minister concerned, if no action is taken in a reasonable time, the Ombudsman may present a further report to the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Ombudsman and investigate
The Ombudsman must investigate administrative complaints brought by government departments or parliamentary committees.
Sections 159 and 160 empower the Ombudsman to choose not to investigate a complaint brought to them, or to discontinue an investigation at any time.
Besides looking at matters reported by taxpayers, the Ombudsman has been given the power to investigate alleged rights violations by the CRA.
However, it was forced to defer its plans to repeal Aboriginal land rights legislation ( an election commitment ) and reduce the power of the Ombudsman to investigate the police when Democrat and Call to Australia members of the Upper House combined with Labor to defeat these pieces of legislation.
The Ombudsman is given the mandate to investigate and prosecute any government official allegedly guilty of crimes, especially Graft and Corruption.
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman represents the interest of Scottish Water's customers and has powers to investigate complaints

Ombudsman and actions
By law, the State Comptroller in Israel also functions as Ombudsman ( Netziv Tlunot HaTzibur ) to whom members of the public may send complaints about actions by governmental bodies that have caused them harm.
ESPN's new Ombudsman, Le Anne Schreiber wrote an article sharing her ( negative ) opinion of Cowherd's actions.

Ombudsman and taken
The former military Ombudsman, Irakli Sesiashvili said that while Baramidze was in charge " these soldiers have not taken a bath for two months ; there is not enough food.

Ombudsman and by
In 2009, an internal audit by the Office of the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman determined that the IFC ignored its Environmental and Social Standards by approving $ 200 million worth of loan guarantees to fund the production of palm oil in Indonesia, a country faced with significant environmental risks to its rainforests.
In 2010, the Office of the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman channeled a complaint by a collection of NGOs filed against the IFC for its equity and loan investments in an aluminum smelting operation in Mozambique which the NGOs allege could expose local inhabitants to harmful emissions.
In response to criticisms expressed in the 1998 review by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva, the Irish government established the office of Ombudsman for Children and drew up a national children's strategy.
An Ombudsman ( Parliamentary Commissioner ) was appointed in 1967 to consider complaints against government departments and to impose remedies, while censorship of plays by the Lord Chamberlain was abolished ( 1969 ).
The allegations regarding collusion have prompted several inquiries, the most recent of which was published by Police Ombudsman Nuala O ' Loan.
Complaints about solicitors if not satisfactorily resolved by the solicitors ' firm may be made to the Legal Ombudsman.
On 21 January 2010 the Borough was found guilty of maladministration by the Local Government Ombudsman.
Investigations in 2002 and 2007 by the state Ombudsman and Attorney General uncovered violations of the state ’ s open meeting law by the Attorney General ’ s Office.
The European Ombudsman was established by the Maastricht Treaty and the first, Jacob Söderman of Finland, was elected by Parliament in 1995.
* Kevin Murphy ( Irish ombudsman ), appointed Ombudsman by the President of Ireland, serving from 1994 to 2003
In 1973, he was made " Médiateur de la République " ( Ombudsman ) by President Georges Pompidou.
The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland deals with any complaints regarding the PSNI and investigates any allegations of misconduct by police officers.
A 2009 study published by International Ombudsman Association in the Journal of the International Ombudsman Association suggests that — in reality — there are dozens of reasons why people do not act on the spot or come forward in the workplace when they see behavior they consider unacceptable.
the Central Bank " Both the Financial Services Ombudsman and Information Commissioner, are among others, who called for a lifting of the confidentiality applied by the Central Bank to much of its work.
The Ombudsman has certain powers defined by the Public Protector Act.
Six ranking Ramos cabinet members and officials, headed by Chairman Salvador Laurel ( former Vice-President ) of the Centennial Commission were cleared by the Ombudsman and Sandigan Bayan ( People's Court ).

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