Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

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The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman is a the main ombudsman in Scotland. It deals with compliants and concerns about a wide variety of Scottish public bodies including local authorities, the National Health Service, the Scottish Executive and further and higher education bodies.

The SPSO is headed by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, currenltly Alice Brown.

[edit] History

The SPSO was formed in 2002 by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002, an Act of the Scottish Parliament. The Act replaced three other ombudsman bodies- the Scottish Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, the Local Government Ombudsman for Scotland and the Housing Association Ombudsman for Scotland, merging them together to form the SPSO.

The aim of creating SPSO was to establish a "one stop shop" for compliants about public bodies in Scotland.

[edit] Staff

The Ombudsman is formally appointed by the Queen after nomination by the Scottish Parliament. Three deputy ombudsman are appointed to assist the Ombudsman, also crown appointments.

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Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Auditor General for Scotland • Scottish Public Services Ombudsman • Scottish Information Commissioner • Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People • Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland • Parliamentary Standards Commissioner


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