Rafael
Ribó presents the Síndic de Greuges's (Catalan Ombudsman
Institution's) international cooperation activities to
Parliament |
 |
Rafael
Ribó appeared in Parliament on Monday June 7, at 4 pm, to present
the institution's international and cooperation activities. Ribó has
been chairman of the European Board of Directors of the
International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) since June 2009.
|
|
The
Catalan Ombudsman will take complaints and queries in Blanes and
Cervera |
 |
The
Catalan Ombudsman's office will travel to Blanes and Cervera to
assist citizens wishing to make queries or file complaints against
the administrations. In Blanes, the service will be offered to
citizens on Wednesday, June 16 and in Cervera on Tuesday, June 22.
Appointments can be made at 900 124 124, or by sending an e-mail to
this address sindic@sindic.cat
|
|
Territorial
presentations of the 2009 Annual Report |
 |
At the
same time as the Ombudsman's office visits Blanes and Cervera,
Ombudsman Rafael Ribó will offer presentations of the 2009 Annual
Report in both cities. These presentations, especially addressed to
organizations and associations, but open to everyone, are designed
to explain the Ombudsman's work over the prior year, with special
emphasis on the problems detected in every area. In Blanes, the
presentation will be given on Wednesday, June 16 at 7 pm, at Casa
Saladrigas (Roig i Raventós, 2), and in Cervera, on Tuesday June 22,
at 6.30 pm, in the Francesc Buireu hall of the senior citizens' s
civic centre (casal de la gent gran) at Manuel Ibarra s/n.
|
|
Parliamentary
committee debate on the special report on school lunchroom and
transport services |
 |
The
special report Provision and Access to School Transport and
Lunchroom Services will be debated in parliamentary committee next
Monday June 28 at 4 pm. The report was presented to Parliament last
May 6.
|
|
Suggestion
on the recognition of rights derived from dependency in case of
death |
 |
The
Catalan Ombudsman believes that a person's death should not always
imply that dependency proceedings automatically terminate. Rather,
whenever possible, they should continue to determine whether or not
a situation of dependency still exists and, if necessary, the
relevant rights should be recognized.
|
|
Investigation
on expulsion from the protection system for foreign unaccompanied
minors |
 |
The
Catalan Ombudsman has opened an ex-officio action upon learning of
the expulsion of an immigrant minor without any family from the
minor protection system in mid-May, although the Directorate General
for Children and Adolescent Services (DGAIA) was aware of his status
as a minor.
|
|
Roses
signs an individualized supervision agreement with the Catalan
Ombudsman |
 |
Among
other things, individualized supervision consists of an annual
report describing the status of complaints handled on the
municipality in question, and statistics on the queries fielded by
the Catalan Ombudsman from persons and organizations in Roses. Roses
is the 13th local council of Catalonia to sign an individualized
supervision agreement with the Catalan Ombudsman.
|
|
