The Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman was established in 1978.
Our mandate is to ensure that where any citizen suffers injustice, resulting from maladministration, appropriate redress is secured.
The key role of the Office of the Public Defender is to investigate the allegations/complaints that are lodged by persons aggrieved by State or Statutory body.
This process entails interviewing and collecting documents from the person making the allegations and putting the points to the State of Statutory body, giving them a reasonable time to respond.
The Public Defender may recommend that a person who has broken rules or behaved badly should be disciplined or that some form of compensation is made for any loss, injury or abuse suffered.
There is no charge for services provided by this Office.
For more information on the role of the Public Defender, including how to make a complaint, visit
our website.
A voice of the voiceless...to loose the chains of injustice
