In June 2010 the Borough removed all funding from Threshold Housing Advice who are the homeless charity that reported the council to the Local Government Ombudsman and brought about the Maladministration ruling.

Besides looking at matters reported by taxpayers, the Ombudsman has been given the power to investigate alleged rights violations by the CRA.

In its Investigation into Medical and Health Services available to Prisoners, the Ombudsman reported in 2011 that the Corrections Department does not meet Article 22 ( 1 ) of the United Nations Minimum Standard Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman ( TIO ) reported 14, 692 complaints against Telstra BigPond for the period 1 January 2009-31 March 2009.

Bad or incorrect conduct by state officials can be reported to the Office of the Public Protector, formerly called the Ombudsman.

In 2003, a bakery owner from Sjöbo was reported to the Swedish Ombudsman against Ethnic Discrimination for using the word " negerbollar " on a sign in her bakery shop.

In 2009 the Ombudsman published a full report into the scheme, again recommending that late applicants receive compensation, however it was blocked from discussion in the Oireachtas by the government.

He was re-elected again in the 2000 election, and continued as Minister of Defence, focusing on sweeping changes to the National Defence Act which implemented changes to the military justice system, including the set up of several oversight entities including a Military Ombudsman and a Military Police Complaints Commission.

Many civil rights were explicitly acknowledged, and measures were established to increase the stability of elected governments while new organs supervising the administrative power also emerged for the first time such as The Constitutional Court, The Administrative Court and The Ombudsman.

During this time he acquired a reputation for evading any questions surrounding the failings of the Local Government Ombudsman.

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.

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.

Equitable life pressure group EMAG were unhappy with the announcement but the Ombudsman said she would inform Parliament of her views once she had had time to consider the statement.

Ukrainian Ombudsman Nina Karpachova stated in September 2011 that while the facility was designed for 2, 850 inmates, 3, 800 were held there at the time ; she also pointed out that 47 inmates with active tuberculosis threatened the health of other inmates and personnel.

An official investigation, indicated that, according to Police Ombudsman Nuala O ' Loan: " Records show that the only terrorist attack on a soldier in the area around the time of Mrs McConville's abduction was on Private D who was shot in the thigh on December 15, 1972-which was eight days after the abduction.

At the same time JUSTICE developed as a policy organisation, producing reports that helped establish the UK's Ombudsman system, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the Data Protection Act 1998, and the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

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.

On 21 January 2010 the Borough was found guilty of maladministration by the Local Government Ombudsman.

B18-1003 Long Term Ombudsman Program Amendment Act of 2010

In August 2010, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin exposed a bylaw that enables local health bureaucrats to hold closed-door meetings on hospital closures.

As of June 2010 no such designations had yet been made, but the Ministry of Justice has issued a consultation paper proposing to use s. 5 to extend the list of public authorities to include: academy schools, the Association of Chief Police Officers, the Financial Ombudsman Service, and UCAS

He was re-elected as European Ombudsman in 2010.

In December 2010, following a critical report by the Ontario Ombudsman, André Marin, Blair admitted regret that he had initially interpreted the regulation at face value, and did not promptly clear up confusion about the meaning of the regulation.

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.

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.

Funding was restored when the newspaper staff agreed to accept an Ombudsman Board.

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.

In May 2007, Polish Ombudsman for Children Ewa Sowińska revisited the matter, and planned to order an investigation.

Nearly 90 % of offenders were alcohol or drug affected in the period leading up to their offence but an investigation by the Ombudsman into the treatment of prisoners in 2004 found that only 174 prisoners a year were able to receive substance abuse treatment.

In July 2008, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman completed a 4 year investigation, described by Equitable's chief executive as the " best chance of compensation ".

An investigation by the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland rejected these claims.

In July 2006, Police Ombudsman Nuala O ' Loan stated after an investigation by her office that there is no evidence that Jean McConville had ever passed information on to the security forces.

New Zealand's Chief Ombudsman ( Nga Kaitiaki Mana Tangata in Maori ) is appointed by the Governor-General of New Zealand on recommendation of the House of Representatives to oversee investigation of complaints against government departments, and report, with recommendations, to Parliament.

Senator Vanstone decided that the case should be inquired into separately, and instructed the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Professor John McMillan, to hold an investigation.

The Ombudsman appointed Neil Comrie, former Commissioner of the Victoria Police, to conduct the investigation.

The new legislated changes have transferred responsibility for overseeing the agreement certification process to the Workplace Authority, which has had some of its other powers of investigation transferred to the Workplace Ombudsman.

If a complaint is not dealt with satisfactorily internally, the client has the option of going to the Financial Ombudsman Service, which will conduct an independent investigation and has the power to award compensation if warranted.

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 ).

The NSW Ombudsman agreed to conduct his own Inquiry.

Articles 20 to 24 establishes EU citizenship and accords rights to it ; to free movement, consular protection from other states, vote and stand in local and European elections, right to petition Parliament and the European Ombudsman and to contact and receive a reply from EU institutions in their own language.

In addition, Articles 8-8E of the Treaty on European Union introduce the notion of ' Citizenship of the European Union ' which confers five rights on citizens of the Member States: ( a ) the right to move and reside freely within the Member States, ( b ) the right to vote and stand for election in the Member State in which the EU citizen resides, ( c ) the right to protection by the diplomatic or consular authorities of any Member State in a country where his or her own State is not represented, ( d ) the right to petition the European Parliament, and ( e ) the right to apply to the European Ombudsman.

The Offices of the Ombudsman includes the Ombudsman's own office, along with offices for a team composed of a sheriff, the Ombudsman's second in command, and 6 other deputies who lead their respective divisions and / or bureaus.