The Ombudsman can also consider other disputes involving a member landlord whether or not there is evidence of maladministration, provided they are about the management of the complainant's home. Thi s scheme is now part of the Financial Ombudsman Service. Back to the top oversees the handling of complaints about solicitors, barristers, licensed conve yancers, legal executives and patent agents by the professional bodies responsible for setting and maintaining standards within the legal profession in England and Wales. Complainants must first refer their complaint to the relevant professional body before approaching the Ombudsman. By law, some kinds of complaint cannot be considered.
Examples are personnel complaints and complaints about the internal running of schools.
Back to the top broadly covers the same areas as the Parliamentary, Local Government and Health Service Ombudsmen do in Britain. Additional powers include investigation of personnel complaints, and legal enforcement of findings in local government and health service complaints. She is also required to report on trends in complaints. Back to the top Investigates complaints made to him by members of the Scottish Parliament about injustice resulting from maladministration by the Scottish Executive, the Parliamentary Corporation and a range of bodies concerned with devolved Scottish affairs. He can also look at complaints that individuals have been refused information to which they are entitled under the Code of Practice on access to Scottish Executive information.