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The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (in Welsh ''Ombwdsmon Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus Cymru'') was established by (section 1(1) ) of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005. The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales brings together the jurisdictions of various offices he replaced, namely the Local Government Ombudsman for Wales, the Health Service Ombudsman for Wales, the Welsh Administration Ombudsman and the Social Housing Ombudsman for Wales. The Ombudsman has a dual role. Firstly, under the above Act, he investigates complaints by members of the public concerning maladministration, failure in a relevant service or failure to provide a relevant service by any "listed authority" in Wales. Secondly, under the Local Government Act 2000, he is responsible for policing ethical standards in local authorities. The Ombudsman is appointed by the Queen. The current Ombudsman is Nick Bennett who was appointed in August 2014 (). ==Maladministration and failure of service== The "listed authorities" subject to the Ombudsman's supervision in regard to maladministration or failure of service are: * The Welsh Government * Local authorities * Fire authorities * Police authorities * Joint boards of all local authorities in Wales * National park authorities * The Countryside Council for Wales * The Environment Agency * The Forestry Commissioners * Regional flood defence committees * Internal drainage boards * The Care Council for Wales * Local health boards * NHS trusts and special health authorities * The Wales Centre for Health * Community health councils * Various other listed health providers * Social landlords * The National Council for Education and Training for Wales * The Office of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales * The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales * State school governing bodies in relation to the admission of pupils (and admission and exclusion appeal panels) * The Arts Council of Wales * The Sport Wales * The Wales Tourist Board * The Welsh Development Agency * The Welsh Language Board 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Public Services Ombudsman for Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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