Ombudsman for the Defence Forces

Annual Report 2011 Highlights

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ODF 2011 Annual Report Highlights

Due to the high number of International visitors to our website we have published the highlights of our 2011 Annual Report in Chinese, French, German, Russian, and Spanish.

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Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (ODF, Defensor del Pueblo de las Fuerzas de Defensa) Informe anual 2010 Puntos destacados ODF 2011 Annual Report Highlights
Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (ODF, Defensor del Pueblo de las Fuerzas de Defensa) Informe anual 2010 Puntos destacados ODF 2011 Annual Report Highlights

Ombudsman for the Defence Forces, Ireland
Annual Report 2011 Highlights

 Chinese Ombudsman pour les forces de Défense Rapport annuel 2011 Points principaux Ombudsinstitution für die Streitkräfte Jahresbericht 2011 Höhepunkte Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (ODF, Defensor del Pueblo de las Fuerzas de Defensa) Informe anual 2011 Puntos destacados Russian
  • 32 new cases referred in 2011.
  • 29 Final Reports containing adjudications and recommendations issued.
  • A notable increase in the percentage of redress of wrongs complaints resolved within the Defence Forces own complaint handling process, confirming the beneficial impact the ODF is having in relation to the Defence Forces administrative processes and practices and its own complaint handling process by enforcing standards of best practice.
  • A reduction in time taken by the Defence Forces to respond to my reports at preliminary examination stage.
  • A reduction in the average number of days taken for a response to issue from the Minister and the Chief of Staff to adjudications contained in Final Reports.
  • Confirmation that new schemes for NCO and Officer promotion have been agreed and will be implemented in 2012.
  • Comprehensive monitoring and audit by ODF of recommendations for reform and remedy made in ODF Final Reports enhanced. Updated audit of recommendations presented to the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces. Active engagement in monitoring implementation continues.
  • Proposal to engage with the Department of Defence in a review of primary legislation to discuss ODF suggested areas where reform can maintain standards of best practice and effectiveness initiated.
  • Increase of 13% in the number of unique visitors to the ODF website, with visits from 85 different countries recorded in 2011.
  • Ombudsman facilitates and briefs visiting delegation the South African Ministry of Defence and the South African Defence Forces on legislative structures for ombudsman institutions in a military context as part of South Africa’s preparation for the establishment of a military ombudsman.
  • Ombudsman served on the Working Group in preparation for the 3rd International Conference of Ombudsman Institutions for Armed Forces (ICOAF) held in Serbia in April 2011.
  • At the suggestion of Ireland’s Ambassador to the OSCE, His Excellency, Eóin O’Leary, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade invited the Ombudsman to address the OSCE Mediterranean Partners Conference in Budva, Montenegro. The Partners Conference, entitled Democratic Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities in the Mediterranean Region, saw representatives from Algeria, Egypt,Israel, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia join representatives from OSCE states to discuss democratic and institutional challenges in the Mediterranean region. At the invitation of the host country, the Palestinian National Authority took part in the Conference. The Ombudsman addressed the topic of the role of the police and the armed forces in states in transition to democracy