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Northern Ireland Ombudsman
The office of the NI Ombudsman, now known as the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO), was first established in Northern Ireland in 1969. The role of an independent ombudsman was originally created as a response to the Northern Ireland civil rights movement, and complaints of institutional bias and discrimination in the areas of housing and jobs. Among the office's governing statutes were the Commissioner for Complaints Act (Northern Ireland) 1969, and the later Ombudsman (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 and Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland) Order 1996. In April 2016, under the Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, the Office of Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) was established to consolidate the former offices of Assembly Ombudsman and Commissioner for Complaints into a single office. The act also expanded the functions of the newly consolidated office. The ombudsman's function is to investigate complaints about most public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares an open border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. In 2021, its population was 1,903,100, making up about 27% of Ireland's population and about 3% of the UK's population. The Northern Ireland Assembly (colloquially referred to as Stormont after its location), established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998, holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the UK Government. Northern Ireland cooperates with the Republic of Ireland in several areas. Northern Ireland was created in May 1921, when Ireland was partitioned by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating a devolved government for the six northeastern counties. As was intended, Northern Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ombudsman
An ombudsman (, also ,), ombud, ombuds, ombudswoman, ombudsperson or public advocate is an official who is usually appointed by the government or by parliament (usually with a significant degree of independence) to investigate complaints and attempt to resolve them, usually through recommendations (binding or not) or mediation. Ombudsmen sometimes also aim to identify systemic issues leading to poor service or breaches of people's rights. At the national level, most ombudsmen have a wide mandate to deal with the entire public sector, and sometimes also elements of the private sector (for example, contracted service providers). In some cases, there is a more restricted mandate, for example with particular sectors of society. More recent developments have included the creation of specialized children's ombudsmen. In some countries, an inspector general, citizen advocate or other official may have duties similar to those of a national ombudsman and may also be appointed by a legi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement
The Northern Ireland civil rights movement dates to the early 1960s, when a number of initiatives emerged in Northern Ireland which challenged the inequality and discrimination against ethnic Irish Catholics that was perpetrated by the Ulster Protestant establishment (composed largely of Protestant Ulster loyalists and unionists). The Campaign for Social Justice (CSJ) was founded by Conn McCluskey and his wife, Patricia. Conn was a doctor, and Patricia was a social worker who had worked in Glasgow for a period, and who had a background in housing activism. Both were involved in the Homeless Citizens League, an organisation founded after Catholic women occupied disused social housing. The HCL evolved into the CSJ, focusing on lobbying, research and publicising discrimination. The campaign for Derry University was another mid-1960s campaign. The most important organisation established during this period was the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA), established in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen McGonagle
Stephen McGonagle (17 November 1914 – 4 March 2002) was a Northern Irish and Irish trade unionist. Born in Derry, Ireland, McGonagle worked as a plumber.Andrew Finlay, ''Saothar'', Vol. 27, pp.10-12, Irish Labour History Society He joined the Derry Labour Party, a small anti-partitionist grouping, but resigned in 1946 in protest at its alliance with the Nationalist Party, instead joining the Northern Ireland Labour Party. However, this party became increasingly unionist in outlook, so in 1949 he resigned to join the Irish Labour Party. Active in the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers, and became secretary of its Derry branch in 1949. In 1952, he persuaded the majority of its members - around 4,000 mostly female workers - to break away and form the Clothing Workers' Union, which soon merged with the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union, and in 1954 McGonagle became secretary of its Derry branch. McGonagle stood as an independent Labour candidate in Foyle a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill McIvor
Frances Jill McIvor (née Anderson; born 10 August 1930 - 8 January 2019) was a Northern Irish barrister who was the first woman to serve as Northern Ireland Ombudsman and Commissioner for Complaints (1991–93). In 1953 McIvor married the Ulster Unionist Party, Ulster Unionist politician Basil McIvor; they had two sons and a daughter Jane. She was widowed in 2004. A barrister by profession, she has served in a variety of bodies including: Independent Broadcasting Authority, Radio Authority, Fair Employment Commission for Northern Ireland, Fair Employment Commission, Board of Cooperation North, Board of Visitors of QUB (Member), and Ulster-New Zealand Trust (Chairperson). References External links Larkin Society (QUB)Notice of McIvor's CBEQUB Board of Visitors appointment {{DEFAULTSORT:McIvor, Jill 1930 births Ombudsmen in Northern Ireland British barristers Commanders of the Order of the British Empire People associated with Queen's University Belfast Women from Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Burns
Gerry Burns (1934–2020) was a senior civil servant in Northern Ireland renown for his report on education termed the ''Burns Report''. Gerry Burns was born in the Falls Road, Belfast district on November 15, 1934. He attended St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast followed by Queen's University Belfast from which he graduated with a BSc in economics. He then began a career in the Northern Ireland civil service and became chief executive of Fermanagh District Council. He retired from the council in 1996 and became Northern Ireland Ombudsman. He chaired a review of secondary education in Northern Ireland the report of which was termed the ''Burns Report''. It recommended the scrapping of the 11+ transfer examination. He was a survivor of the Enniskillen bombing in 1987. Afterwards he was involved in various peace-building projects. With Gordon Wilson, he established the ''Spirit of Enniskillen Trust'' which was designed to encourage young people to work thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Hayes
Maurice Hayes (8 July 1927 – 23 December 2017) was an Ireland, Irish public servant and, late in life, an independent member of the 21st and 22nd Seanad Éireann, Seanads. Hayes was Nominated members of Seanad Éireann, nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, in 1997 and re-nominated in 2002. He also served, at the Taoiseach's request, as Chairman of the National Forum on Europe in the Republic of Ireland. Hayes was voted European Person of the Year in 2003. Early life Hayes was born in Killough County Down, Northern Ireland, in 1927. He completed a PhD in English at the Queen's University Belfast, then taught at St Patrick's Grammar School, Downpatrick, St Patrick's Grammar School in Downpatrick. He left teaching to become town clerk of Downpatrick the then administrative centre of County Down, succeeding his father in the role. Public service career In the troubled politics of Northern Ireland, where political parties tend to be sharply split along pseudo-ethno-nationalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ombudsmen In Northern Ireland
An ombudsman (, also ,), ombud, ombuds, ombudswoman, ombudsperson or public advocate is an official who is usually appointed by the government or by parliament (usually with a significant degree of independence) to investigate complaints and attempt to resolve them, usually through recommendations (binding or not) or mediation. Ombudsmen sometimes also aim to identify systemic issues leading to poor service or breaches of people's rights. At the national level, most ombudsmen have a wide mandate to deal with the entire public sector, and sometimes also elements of the private sector (for example, contracted service providers). In some cases, there is a more restricted mandate, for example with particular sectors of society. More recent developments have included the creation of specialized children's ombudsmen. In some countries, an inspector general, citizen advocate or other official may have duties similar to those of a national ombudsman and may also be appointed by a legis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
