Ombudsperson Dr. iur. Karina Palkova presented the Annual Report 2025 to the Parliament (Saeima) on 21 May 2026, highlighting that 2025 was a year of significant change for the Ombudsman’s Office. Alongside its regular responsibilities, the Office focused on setting priorities, increasing openness, and taking a more proactive approach to identifying and addressing areas where the risk of human rights violations is growing.

The Ombudsman, Mr Jack Chan, on 25 August 2026 announced the completion of a direct investigation operation into the allocation of public niches, with 19 improvement recommendations made to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. The department has accepted all the recommendations.

PHSO's new report highlights fragmented care and regional variation in access to services alongside a more than 200% rise in complaints about ADHD and autism.   

The External Monitoring Body for Places of Deprivation of Liberty (CELPL) has been designated as the authority responsible for supervising the new Screening Centre which was established by the European Pact on Migration and Asylum. As part of this mandate, Ombudsman Claudine Konsbruck and her team carried out an initial visit to the Screening Centre on 15 June 2026. 

The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) has announced the subject of its latest Own Initiative investigation. The investigation is looking into how Northern Ireland's health trusts provide care to people with a learning disability.

The Office of the Ombudsman Punjab hosted the fourth batch of its International Internship Programme 2026 from 10–15 August 2026, welcoming a six-member delegation from the Project Management Bureau, Philippines. The five-day programme provided participants with comprehensive exposure to the institutional framework, complaint management systems and outreach mechanisms of the office.

On July 24, 2026, the Education and Culture Committee of the Control Yuan (CY) approved an investigation report submitted by the sixth-term CY members Lai Ting-ming and Tien Chiu-chin regarding the rights and interests of international students studying in Taiwan. The report urged the Ministry of Education (MOE) to respond to the trend of higher education internationalization by learning from advanced countries’ forward-looking approaches to global talent acquisition, accelerating cross-ministerial resource integration, and refining admission mechanisms to attract outstanding international students, thereby enhancing Taiwan’s global competitiveness in higher education.

The Yukon Ombudsman has completed a formal investigation into the Whitehorse single-family residential lot lottery process. The investigative report concluded that the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources (EMR) was not meeting the intention of the legislation, resulting in an unfair lottery process.