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DWP urged to consider ‘alternative resolution process’ for women affected by State Pension age changes

In July 2021, the Ombudsman ruled that the DWP failed to communicate changes to women born in the 1950s with enough urgency.

Daily Record

Ombudsman says Premier Daniel Andrews's IBAC response 'speaks volumes for his views on integrity and corruption'

Victoria's ombudsman says the premier's response to a damning report from the state's anti-corruption watchdog "speaks volumes" about his views on corruption, as she calls for urgent action to improve integrity in politics.

ABC News

Mum gets £21k after carrying disabled child around flat for three years

Ombudsman found 'no evidence' that suitable accommodation was sought for the family. And the delays have now had a detrimental impact on the child's future mobility

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Scottish campaigners thank public after key win for WASPI group

HELENSBURGH campaigners fighting against moves to change the state pension age for women have thanked the public for their support after more than…

The National (Scotland)

People thinking about buying a used car this year should know these five things first

The Motor Ombudsman shares top tips to help people buy the right used car during the cost of living crisis.

Daily Record

Call for official information penalties following Nash saga

Officials who knowingly break the country's official information law need more than a slap on the wrist, experts say as the Ombudsman investigates a former minister's email to donors.

Newsroom.co.nz

Leaked email shows RBH told staff it was 'not racist' days after Awaab inquest - as damning report shows 'disturbing' prejudices and 'lazy assumptions'

A new investigation has highlighted 'wholly unacceptable' attitudes

Manchester Evening News

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The Mancunian Way: Banana, Banana, Banana

Report finds housing manager thought living with mould was 'acceptable' PLUS School where girls must wear skirts AND The Bloomtown trail

Manchester Evening News

Staff at housing association responsible for tragic Awaab Ishak had 'wholly unacceptable' attitude to refugees

RBH has come under fire in a new report

Manchester Evening News

Council ordered to pay £1,500 to man and his daughter who waited 19 months for shower to be fixed

An ombudsman has ordered Bolton Council to pay £1,500 in compensation to the man and his daughter

Manchester Evening News

Prisoner Ombudsman raises concerns over jail's ability to deal with mental health issues

Daniel McConville, who had issues including ADHD, had been in Maghaberry for 70 days when he was found unresponsive in his cell

Belfast Live

‘Real concerns’ over investigation into patient safety and bullying culture at NHS Trust

The Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman said it had received more complaints about the trust in the past three years than any other.

The Independent UK

Woman lived with 'blinding' lights shining into her house for three years

Council apologises following delays to responding to floodlights installed without planning permission

Wales Online

Department withheld key robodebt advice from Commonwealth Ombudsman

The department responsible for implementing the robodebt scheme withheld key documents from an independent watchdog investigating the program.

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Documents which could have prompted end of Robodebt not shared with investigators, inquiry hears

Ex Ombudsman staffer tells the inquiry that had their investigators been shown documents flagging Robodebt's illegality, they would have called for the scheme to end.

The New Daily

Former watchdog head fronts robodebt royal commission

Former Commonwealth Ombudsman Michael Manthorpe will appear before a royal commission into Centrelink's robodebt scheme.

AAP

Department withheld key robodebt advice from watchdog

Complaints about the Centrelink robodebt program doubled in 2016, sparking an investigation into the department responsible by the independent watchdog.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter mining corruption claims treated with contempt, critics say

The NSW Ombudsman was stymied by a lack of records produced by the department, which were "not sufficient to allow us to understand how the disclosures were received, handled and investigated" the report says.

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Newcastle Herald

DIG INTO THIS: Demands for action over mining corruption claims

Public faith in the regulation of mining in NSW was being 'severely undermined'

Newcastle Herald

Mining corruption claims 'never investigated', secret report reveals

A report which may never be made public is heavily critical of a mining titles office to manage claims of corruption, conflicts of interest, and bungled investigations.

Daily Mirror

Mum says she's lucky to be alive after flat ceiling collapses twice leaving her homeless

The government ombudsman ruled in Ayoola Ahmed's favour when Lambeth Council were slow to fix the first ceiling collapse, the second time she said she was almost killed when it came down again

Nottingham Post

Nottingham City Homes apology after failures to repair problems had 'serious impact' on disabled resident

Water had been leaking in the home for more than two years

Newsroom.co.nz

Corrections' push for greater monitoring powers

Corrections acknowledges prisoners’ privacy will be impacted but says it needs better tools to know what's going on.

Liverpool Echo

Care home threatened grieving family with bailiffs over dead mum's fees

An Ombudsman investigation has found St Helens Council was at fault

Daily Mirror

WASPI campaign vows to take government watchdog to court over 'serious' errors

Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) says it plans to take the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to court over 'serious' mistakes about the injustice women born in the 1950s suffered

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