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.

The Minister of Finance has declined a request from the Yukon Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner, and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner, Jason Pedlar, to cease Government of Yukon’s unprecedented insertion into his budgetary process, and follow the legislated procedures designed to safeguard the independence of his three mandates. The Minister’s response has forced Pedlar to explore legal action to uphold international standards and protect the rights of Yukoners.

On 21 January 2025, the current Chairperson of the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB), Ms. Elisabeth Schwetz, welcomed the Public Defender of Rights of the Slovak Republic, Mr. Róbert Dobrovodský, and his delegation at the premises of the AOB. Mr. Dobrovodský was accompanied by staff members specialised in fundamental rights and NPM matters. The purpose of this inaugural visit was an exchange on thematic areas such as police matters and human rights. 

En ámbitos como la publicidad activa y el acceso a la información pública se ha avanzado, pero en buen gobierno y gobierno abierto, no tanto. Se mantiene una doble velocidad en la implementación de la publicidad activa, en función del número de habitantes. En los canales de participación de la ciudadanía en la actividad pública hay retos pendientes. Buena parte de las denuncias no se traducen en procedimiento sancionador.

On 14 January 2025, the BC Ombudsperson, Jay Chalke, announced his office has begun an investigation into the exclusion of students from schools in BC’s K-12 public education system.

 

El vicepresidente del Yuan de Control, Lee Hung-chun, encabezó a los miembros del Yuan de Control que llevaron a cabo una inspección al Yuan Ejecutivo el 23 de diciembre de 2024.

On 20 December 2024, the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China celebrated its 25th anniversary. On the same date, amongst the holders of key public positions, a new Commissioner against Corruption of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China was appointed, Ms. Ao Ieong Seong.

Kindly click here to read about the outreach initiatives by the Office of the Ombudsman Tonga to different islands of the Kingdom.