ABSTRACT

PART A: OMBUDSMEN 814

Introduction 814

Commissioners for Administration in the United Kingdom 814

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration 815

The Complaints Procedure 817

The Problem of Accessibility and Public Awareness 822

Reform of the Office of Parliamentary Commissioner 828

Commissioners for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales 829

The Health Service Commissioners 829

Local Government Commissioners 831

The Information Commissioner 833

European Union Ombudsman 834

Summary 834

Further Reading for Ombudsmen 835

PART B: TRIBUNALS 836

Introduction 836

Reforming the System 838

Recent Reforms 839

Summary 846

Further Reading for Tribunals 847