Press releases, briefings and articles
This page lists all our press releases, articles which appear in other media as well as briefings we send out to parliamentarians and other stakeholders.
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New Audit Committee Chair at Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
31 March 2010
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, has appointed Sir Jon Shortridge as Chair of her Audit Committee. Sir Jon takes up his post from 1 April 2010.
Parliamentary Ombudsman rejects request for investigation of loss of prisoner data
23 March 2010
There are clear indications of maladministration in the circumstances leading to the loss of prisoner data on a computer data stick by a contractor working for the Home Office but this does not warrant an investigation, the Parliamentary Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, has decided.
Ombudsmen publish joint report on two cases
12 March 2010
The Health Service Ombudsman and the Local Government Ombudsman publish their findings of investigations into complaints about the provision of services by two councils and by NHS trusts, partly concerning the actions of staff working in mental health services.
Ombudsman publishes report on UK Border Agency
09 February 2010
The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, today published ‘Fast and fair?’ a report on the UK Border Agency (the Agency).
Ann Abraham welcomes PASC's letter to Defra
05 February 2010
The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, has welcomed Defra’s confirmation today that it will implement the recommendations of her recent Cold Comfort report and pay compensation to the farmers who complained to her about maladministration of the Single Payments Scheme by the Rural Payments Agency.
Ombudsmen recommend £95,000 in compensation after seven years of ineffectiveness by three public bodies
21 January 2010
The combined failings of three public bodies allowed illegal waste activities to go unchecked over a seven-year period with devastating effect, says an Ombudsmen report published today. Environmentally Unfriendly, a joint report by Ann Abraham, Parliamentary Ombudsman and Local Government Ombudsman, Anne Seex, looks to the three bodies to pay £95,000 in compensation to the neighbours of the unauthorised waste site.
Ombudsman reports on Rural Payments Agency's maladministration
16 December 2009
Parliamentary Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, called on the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to apologise and pay compensation for the maladministration of the Single Payments Scheme in a report laid before Parliament today, entitled: Cold Comfort: the Administration of the 2005 Single Payment Scheme by the Rural Payments Agency.
Health Service Ombudsman seeks your views
16 December 2009
The Health Service Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, today published a consultation document, entitled: Sharing and Publishing Information about Complaints, with the purpose of seeking views on sharing and publishing information about complaints handled by the Ombudsman.
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman appoints Claire Forbes as Director of Communications
14 December 2009
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has appointed Claire Forbes as the new head of the Communications Division.
Ann Abraham welcomes Public Administration Select Committee's call for reforms
09 December 2009
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, has welcomed today's Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) report and its recommendations regarding the removal of the 'MP filter' and ensuring Parliamentary debate when the Government has failed to remedy injustice caused by maladministration.
