Szigetszentmiklós: no real help has been provided - The Ombudsman on the child protection service

Date of article: 19/02/2014

Daily News of: 19/02/2014

Country:  Hungary

Author: Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary

Article language: en

No real help to eliminate exposure has been provided - the specialists concerned have failed to realize in time that the child abuse victims of Szigetszentmiklós should be taken away from their family. Other than notifying each other, there has been no substantial cooperation between the actors of the child protection notification system. In his investigation report the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights emphasizes the responsibility of the press, too.

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The Ombudsman on the compensation practice of MÁV (Hungarian State Railways) in Force Majeure Situations

Date of article: 19/02/2014

Daily News of: 19/02/2014

Country:  Hungary

Author: Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary

Article language: en

There is a contradiction between EU legislation and MÁV Start Co.'s rules of procedure for passenger transport. MÁV Start Co. does not always provide flat-rate compensation in compliance with the legal provisions. László Székely, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights has concluded that this infringes on the requirement of legal certainty.

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Ombudsman responds to call for evidence on the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Bill

Date of article: 19/02/2014

Daily News of: 19/02/2014

Country:  United Kingdom - Scotland

Author: Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

Article language: en

The Ombudsman has responded to the Finance Committee's call for evidence on this Bill.  As a non-ministerial department, Revenue Scotland will automatically come within our jurisdiction.  This means that members of the public will be able to complain to us about actions taken by Revenue Scotland or on their behalf.  It also means that Revenue Scotland will be subject to the model complaints handling procedure adopted by the Scottish Government sector in conjunction with our Complaints Standards Authority.

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