In England and Wales, the Legal Services Ombudsman was a statutory officer that investigated allegations about the improper, ineffective or inefficient...
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The Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman was a non-departmental public body in Scotland appointed by the Scottish Ministers responsible for overseeing the...
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Wales. The Legal Ombudsman was set up as a result of the Legal Services Act 2007 and took over from the Legal Complaints Service and other legal complaint-handling...
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An ombudsman is a government employee who represents a country's citizens. Most countries offer ombudsman services. The People's Advocate (ombudsman) of...
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An ombudsman (/ˈɒmbʊdzmən/ OM-buudz-mən, also US: /-bədz-, -bʌdz-/ -bədz-, -budz-), ombud, ombuds, bud, ombudswoman, ombudsperson, or public advocate[citation...
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replaced the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner and Legal Services Ombudsman, which had been established in the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (s...
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practitioner. Section 21 of the Act creates a Legal Services Ombudsman to replace the Lay Observer. The Ombudsman is tasked with investigating any allegation...
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Financial Ombudsman Service is an ombudsman in the United Kingdom. It was established in 2000, and given statutory powers in 2001 by the Financial Services and...
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replacing the Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman. The Commission investigates and resolves complaints about inadequate professional service provided by solicitors...
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Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO), legally the Commission for Local Administration in England and formerly known as the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO), investigates...
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