Academics questioned on Parliament's Ombudsman Service

• Parliament's Ombudsman Service

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 9.30am

Committee Room 16

Witnesses:

• Mr Brian Thompson,  Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Liverpool
• Prof Patrick Dunleavy, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, London School of Economics
• Prof Robert Hazell,  Professor of British Politics and Government & Director of the Constitution Unit, University College London

Issues to be explored may include:

• Performance: does the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) make enough of a difference?; 
• Purpose: does PHSO exist primarily to provide redress for individuals, to achieve broader, systemic improvement, or both?; and
• Powers: Does PHSO have the right set of tools to do the job?

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