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The Danish Ombudsman – A National Watchdog with European Reservations

Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, 2009
The Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman occupies a central position as a watchdog over public authorities within the national context. The statutory and functional powers of the institution are wide and the ombudsman enjoys an a priori sympathy from e.g ...
Michael GØTZE
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Licence Loss: Revocations of Residential Care Licences in Four Nordic Countries

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With placement in residential care, society assumes overall responsibility for a child's daily care, well‐being and development. How public authorities respond to poor care quality is of crucial importance. To guarantee quality care and minimise risks, welfare states increasingly develop different mechanisms and systems to supervise out‐of ...
David Pålsson, Elisabeth Backe‐Hansen, Tonje Gundersen, Laura Kalliomaa‐Puha, Mette Lausten, Tarja Pösö   +5 more
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Transparency Watchdog: Guarding the Law and Independent from Politics? The Relationship between the European Ombudsman and the European Parliament

Politics and Governance, 2017
This article investigates whether the European Ombudsman acts as an ‘independent’ institution vis-à-vis the European Parliament (EP). This is a relevant question because while the Ombudsman is appointed by and reports to the EP, it can also conduct ...
Christine Neuhold, Andreea Năstase
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Ombudsman as a body protecting human rights [PDF]

Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Finansów i Prawa w Bielsku-Białej, 2018
The paper begins with an outline of history of the institution of ombudsman and its place in the Polish legal system. The main body of the paper contains the description of the scope of activities of the Polish Ombudsman (in Polish nomenclature ‘the ...
Agata Tarnacka
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The ombudsman, tribunals and administrative justice section: a 2020 vision for the ombudsman sector [PDF]

, 2016
This article analyses the growing role for ombudsman schemes in the UK administrative justice system following the Government reforms post 2010. It argues that the ombudsman institution is perhaps the one example of an administrative justice body that ...
Bondy V., Buck T., Cabinet Office, Communities and Local Government Committee, Creutzfeldt N., Creutzfeldt N.,, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Directorate General for Health and Consumers – EC (DG SANCO), European Commission, Financial Ombudsman Service, Gill C., Gordon R., Health Committee, Hodges C., Justice, Kirkham R., Kirkham R., Ministry of Justice, PASC (Public Administration Select Committee), PHSO (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman), Richard Kirkham   +21 more
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Identifying Deficiencies in Children's Residential Care in Finland: Inspectors' Views on Working With Information

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Abusive and illegal practices in residential care are a recognised issue in child welfare internationally; thus, the question of how these institutions are supervised is important. However, children's residential care is complex by nature, making its supervision a challenging task.
Jenni Repo
wiley   +1 more source

How Effective Are Ireland's Monitory Mechanisms in Improving Its Child Protection and Welfare Services?

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Child protection and welfare systems are entrusted with significant power by governments and are therefore a significant focus of monitoring activities. Monitoring can help to build a better child protection system and to ensure child safety; track policy and legislative implementation and resource allocation; contribute to preventing systemic
Kenneth Burns, Eva Boyle, Susan Geary, Emma King   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rachel Murray, The Role of National Human Rights Institutions at the International and Regional Levels: The Experience of Africa; Brian Burdekin, assisted by Jason Naum, National Human Rights Institutions in the Asia-Pacific Region, The Raoul Wallenberg Institute Human Rights Library

The Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice, 2008
National Human Rights i nstitutions [NHRIs] are created by “a Government under the constitution, or by law or decree, the functions of which are specifically designed in terms of the promotion and protection of human rights.” Human rights commissions ...
Linda C. Reif
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Avoiding, acknowledging and fixing mistakes: investigation of a complaint about the Australian Community Pharmacy Authority [PDF]

This investigation into the approval process for pharmaceuticals produced findings with broader lessons for Commonwealth agencies about the importance of proper program design, sharing information necessary to ensure proper outcomes and about service ...
Commonwealth Ombudsman'
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Poor Children in Our School? Child Poverty‐Related Beliefs and Practices Among Primary School‐Based Professionals in Finland

Children &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite being viewed as highly equal welfare societies, child poverty remains an unsolved problem in the Nordic countries. This article investigates the various types of institutionalised, underlying beliefs about child poverty held by professionals working within the Finnish primary school system, and how these assumptions shape school ...
Christa Järvinen, Helena Blomberg, Christian Kroll   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source