Mar Torrecillas, asesora del área de Seguridad Ciudadana y Justicia, es la representante de la institución del Síndic de Greuges en el nuevo Consejo Asesor de Derechos Humanos de Cataluña. Se trata de un órgano consultivo y asesor creado para garantizar el cumplimiento de los derechos humanos en Cataluña y para analizar y reflexionar sobre las políticas públicas relacionadas con los derechos humanos.

The Board of Directors of Ombudsman.be has appointed Federal Ombudsman David Baele as the new President of the Belgian Network of Ombudsmen. He succeeds Marc Bertrand. The network will continue to strengthen cooperation and make ombudsman services even more accessible to citizens and businesses, helping them more easily to find the right ombudsman when facing issues with public services or companies.

Ce mercredi 23 avril 2025, le Médiateur fédéral présente son rapport annuel à la Chambre des représentants. Il constate que de plus en plus de citoyens sont confrontés à des règles complexes, à des obstacles administratifs et à un manque d’empathie. Ils s’adressent alors au Médiateur fédéral qui les écoute et les guide à travers cette complexité.

El Defensor del Pueblo de España, Ángel Gabilondo y el Ararteko (Defensor del Pueblo del País Vasco), Manuel Lezertua, han recordado, con ocasión del Día Internacional de Concienciación sobre el Ruido, la importancia de abordar el problema ambiental derivado del ocio, tras recibir una queja de la Asociación de Vecinos Uribitarte Anaitasuna, de Bilbao.

Rosemary Agnew, one of Scotland’s leading public figures, has called for legislative reforms as she prepares to step down after eight years as the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO). Throughout her time leading the organisation, she has repeatedly highlighted the need to modernise SPSO legislation to enable the Ombudsman to better serve the public and improve accountability in public services. Significantly, she has called for changes in how complaints are made to the SPSO and the ability to investigate complaints under her own initiative.

Every year, the Ombudsman submits a report to the Riksdag. It is a report on the authority's activities in the previous year, together with a selection of the ombudsmen's decisions. In accordance with the instructions of the Riksdag's ombudsmen, the Ombudsman must submit a report to the Riksdag by 15 March each year for the period 1 January - 31 December of the previous year. The summary of the report is now available in English.

On 16 April 2025, the Ombudsman, Mr Jack Chan, announced the completion of a direct investigation operation into the Government’s regulation of occupational safety and health in the construction industry, with 40 major recommendations for improvement made to the Labour Department, the Buildings Department and the Development Bureau.

Under the Inspector of Detention Services Act 2022 (IDS Act) the Queensland Ombudsman, Mr Anthony Reilly, is also the Inspector of Detention Services (Inspector). Under the IDS Act, the Inspector must inspect each prison in Queensland every five years and release a report about the inspection. The report makes 37 recommendations for areas of improvement for the women’s prison.