Rafael
Ribó urges the Catalan Government to pay the beneficiaries of the
integration minimum income (RMI) at once |
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A year
after the changes implemented in the management of the integration
minimum income (RMI) the Catalan Ombudsman has asked the Minister of
Enterprise and Labour of the Catalan Government, Francesc Xavier
Mena, to immediately set out again the payment to all beneficiaries
who were suspended that payment for precautionary reasons and who
have proved to meet the requirements. The Catalan Ombudsman also
urges the Government to review the outstanding cases and asks that,
if these cases qualify, also receive this income immediately.
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The
Catalan Ombudsman reminds the Administration of its responsibility
to investigate possible fraud in school pre-enrolment |
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Before the
controversy arose over access to data from other families during the
process of school pre-enrolment, the Catalan Ombudsman, Rafael Ribó,
believes that it is the Administration who should ensure that
processes are compliant with legislation and carry out the necessary
checks for signs of fraud. Ribó recalls, however, that the
regulation also states that people concerned must have access to the
records and access to such information is a factor that reinforces
transparency in the admission procedure.
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Catalan
Ombudsman's proposals to guarantee comprehensive health
care |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman, Rafael Ribó, has announced that a report is being
drawn up with a set of recommendations to ensure the Catalan
Government provides comprehensive health care to all residents in
Catalonia. Ribó will hand out these recommendations during September
to the Catalan Government so they are taken into account in the
negotiations with the Spanish Government to implement the Decree of
Health in Catalonia.
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The
Síndic urges the Government to ensure timely payment to youth care
homes |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman reminds the Catalan Government that the
administrative declaration of abandonment of a minor has the
immediate effect attributed to the guardianship of minors
administration, so that the administration automatically becomes
responsible for the minor's guard and protection. Therefore, he has
suggested, despite knowing the precarious financial situation of the
Catalan Treasury, that payment to the semi-private child care
shelters be prioritized.
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The
Catalan Ombudsman suggests that State legislation on registered
partnerships incorporate criteria of the Catalan Civil
Law |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman has submitted a report to the Spanish Ombudsman
(Defensor del Pueblo) with proposals for changes in State
legislation so that those couples constituted in accordance with the
Catalan Civil law in which one of its members is a person with
extracommunitarian nationality, have right to the residence card.
According to the Catalan Civil Code, two people are considered
stable couple when they live without interruption for more than two
years, have formalized the relationship through public deed or have
a child in common during coexistence.
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Recommendations
for a free system of mortgage debt restructuring |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman has highlighted to the Catalan political groups
with representation in the Spanish Parliament the need to regulate a
free system of debt restructuring that prioritise friendly
agreements, include mortgage debts for the acquisition of the main
house, and in the long term, allow to free consumers from the
remaining debt. Since this matter exceeds the scope of mediation and
affects regulation of contractual obligations, the competence
belongs to the central institutions of State.
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Reception
of complaints in Abrera, Vila-seca, El Vendrell and
Sabadell |
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All along
September, the Catalan Ombudsman Office will visit Abrera, on the
13th; Vila-seca, on the 18th; El Vendrell, on the 20th, and
Sabadell, on the 25th. The aim of the visits is to make the
Ombudsman more accessible to citizens to file complaints and make
queries regarding public administrations and private firms
delivering public services (water, electricity, telephone, etc).
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