The future of ombud reform By Chris Gill (University of Glasgow) and Richard Kirkham (University of Sheffield) On 28 January 2021, the Administrative Justice Council held a Webinar to consider how the ombudsman office could be further empowered to advance accountable government in the public interest. Each of the five leading public sector ombuds in … Continue reading
Joe Tomlinson: A Review of Reimagining Administrative Justice: Human Rights in Small Places by Margaret Doyle and Nick O’Brien I disagree with a number of the claims advanced in Margaret Doyle and Nick O’Brien’s Reimagining Administrative Justice: Human Rights in Small Places. But, in so doing, I was forced to examine some of my most … Continue reading
A Manifesto for Ombudsman Reform Richard Kirkham (University of Sheffield) and Chris Gill (University of Glasgow) As we write this post, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by events set in train by the Coronavirus epidemic. UKAJI has helpfully detailed the scale of administrative justice matters that need urgent attention. In that … Continue reading
COVID-19 and administrative justice – a call for blogs, opinions, and news By now, it is inevitable that the spread of Covid-19 will have substantial political, social, economic, and human consequences all across the globe. This is also true in the legal sphere. For this reason, UKAJI intends today to launch a series of blogs, … Continue reading
Developing Emotional Intelligence –a Priority for the PHSO? By Margaret Whalley Until my brother’s skiing incident in 2011 which led to a complaint about his follow-on care and death circumstances (2012), I admit to having been largely ignorant of the role of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. The Health Service Ombudsman was … Continue reading
