THE BODIES WITHIN THE OMBUDSMAN'S JURISDICTION
Content
links

As Assembly Ombudsman
Northern Ireland Government Departments

Government Agencies
Other Organisations
Tribunals (Administrative functions only)

As Commissioner for Complaints
Local Councils
Education and Library Boards
Harbour Authorities

Health and Social Services Boards
Health and Social Services Councils
Health and Social Services Trusts
Special Health and Social Services Agencies
Housing
Other Public Bodies

The bodies within my jurisdiction as Assembly Ombudsman

These are the organisations I can investigate and which require a complaint to be referred to me by a MLA. Where the body has a website I have included a link to it for your convenience.



Northern Ireland Government Departments

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
[www.dardni.gov.uk]
Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
[www.dcalni.gov.uk]
Department of Education
[www.deni.gov.uk]
Department for Employment and Learning
[www.delni.gov.uk]
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
[www.detini.gov.uk]
Department of the Environment
[www.doeni.gov.uk]
Department of Finance and Personnel
[www.dfpni.gov.uk]
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
[www.dhsspsni.gov.uk]
Department for Regional Development
[www.drdni.gov.uk]
Department for Social Development
[www.dsdni.gov.uk]
Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
[www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk]

Government Agencies

Business Development Service
[www.nics.gov.uk/bds]
Child Support Agency
[www.dsdni.gov.uk/csa/introduction.asp]
Construction Service
[www.dfpni.gov.uk/constructionservice]
Driver and Vehicle Agency
[www.dvani.gov.uk]
Environment and Heritage Service
[www.ehsni.gov.uk]
Procurement Service
[www.cpdni.gov.uk]
Health Estates Agency
[www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/hea]
Land and Property Services
e[www.lpsni.gov.uk]
Land Registers
[www.lrni.gov.uk]
Ordnance Survey
[www.osni.gov.uk]
Planning Service
[www.planningni.gov.uk]
Public Record Office
[proni.nics.gov.uk]
Rivers Agency
[www.dardni.gov.uk/core/dard0350.htm]
Roads Service
[www.drdni.gov.uk/roads]
Social Security Agency
[www.ssani.gov.uk]
Statistics and Research Agency
[www.nisra.gov.uk]


Other Organisations

An Implementation body to which the North/South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) (NI) Order 1999 applies:
-Waterways Ireland
[www.waterwaysireland.org]
-Food Safety Promotion Board
[www.safefoodonline.com]
-Trade and Business Development Body
[www.tbdb.org]
-Special European Union Programmes Body
[www.northsouthministerialcouncil.org/special.htm]
-Foras na Gaeilge
[www.bnag.ie/home.htm]
-Ulster-Scots Agency
[www.ulsterscotsagency.com]
-Loughs Agency
[www.loughs-agency.org]

Civil Service Commissioners
[www.nicscommissioners.org]
General Register Office
[www.groni.gov.uk]
Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation
[ofreg.nics.gov.uk]
Registry of Companies, Credit Unions and Industrial and Provident Societies
[www.detini.gov.uk/cgi-bin/get_builder_page?page=1966&site=7]
Registry of Deeds
[www.lrni.gov.uk/static/staticFrame.jsp]



Tribunals (Administrative functions only)

Child Support
[www.dsdni.gov.uk/appeals-service/appeals.asp]
Compensation for Loss of Employment through Civil Unrest
Disability Appeal
Fair Employment
[www.industrialfairemploymenttribunalsni.gov.uk]
Industrial
[www.industrialfairemploymenttribunalsni.gov.uk]
Industrial Court
Lands
[www.courtservice.gov.uk/tribunals/lands/lands_use.htm]
Planning Appeals Commission
[www.pacni.gov.uk]
Provision of General Medical Services List
Medical Appeal
Mental Health Review
Registered Homes
Rent Assessment Committee
Social Security Appeal
[www.dsdni.gov.uk/appeals-service/appeals.asp]
Vaccine Damage
Water Appeals Commission
[www.pacni.gov.uk/aboutwaterappeals.asp]

The bodies within my jurisdiction as Commissioner for Complaints

These are the organisations I can investigate for which a complaint can be sent direct me. Where the body has a website I have included a link to it for your convenience.

Local Councils

District Council, a joint committee appointed by two or more district councils for a purpose in which those councils are jointly interested, and any committee or sub-committee of a district or joint committee:
-Antrim Borough Council
[www.antrim.gov.uk]
-Ards Borough Council
[www.ards-council.gov.uk]
-Armagh City & District Council
[www.armagh.gov.uk]
-Ballymena Borough Council
[www.ballymena.gov.uk]
-Ballymoney Borough Council
[www.ballymoney.gov.uk]
-Banbridge District Council
[www.banbridgedc.gov.uk]
-Belfast City Council
[www.belfastcity.gov.uk]
-Carrickfergus Borough Council
[www.carrickfergus.org/cbcpages]
-Castlereagh Borough Council
[www.castlereagh.gov.uk]
-Coleraine Borough Council
[www.colerainebc.gov.uk]
-Cookstown District Council
[www.cookstown.gov.uk]
-Craigavon Borough Council
[www.craigavon.gov.uk]
-Derry City Council
[www.derrycity.gov.uk]
-Down District Council
[www.downdc.gov.uk]
-Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council
[www.dungannon.gov.uk]
-Fermanagh District Council
[www.fermanagh-online.com/home.htm]
-Larne Borough Council
[www.larne.gov.uk]
-Limavady Borough Council
[www.limavady.gov.ukk]
-Lisburn City Council
[www.lisburn.gov.uk]
-Magherafelt District Council
[www.magherafelt.gov.uk]
-Moyle District Council
[www.moyle-council.org]
-Newry and Mourne District Council
[www.newryandmourne.gov.uk]
-Newtownabbey Borough Council
[www.newtownabbey.gov.uk]
-North Down Borough Council
[www.northdown.gov.uk]
-Omagh District Council
[www.omagh.gov.uk]
-Strabane District Council
[www.strabanedc.com]

Education and Library Boards

Education and Library Boards
-Belfast Education & Library Board
[www.belb.org.uk]
-North Eastern Education & Library Board
[www.neelb.org.uk/welcome/welcome.asp]
-South Eastern Education & Library Board
[www.seelb.org.uk]
-Southern Education & Library Board
[www.selb.org]
-Western Education & Library Board
[www.welbni.org]

Harbour Authorities

Harbour Authority within the meaning of the Harbours Act (Northern Ireland) 1970
-Belfast Harbour Commissioners
[www.belfast-harbour.co.uk]
-Coleraine Harbour Commissioners
[www.coleraineharbour.f9.co.uk]
-Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners
[www.londonderryport.com]
-Warrenpoint Harbour Authority
[www.warrenpointharbour.co.uk]

Health and Social Services Boards

Health and Social Services Boards
-Eastern Health & Social Services Board
[www.ehssb.n-i.nhs.uk]
-Northern Health and Social Services Board
[www.nhssb.n-i.nhs.uk]
-Southern Health and Social Services Board
[www.shssb.org]
-Western Health & Social Services Board
[www.whssb.org]

Health and Social Services Councils

Health and Social Services Councils
-Eastern Health & Social Services Council
[www.ehssc.org]
-Northern Health & Social Services Council
[www.nhssc.org]
-Southern Health & Social Services Council
[www.shsscouncil.net/intro.htm]
-Western Health & Social Services Council
[www.whssc.org]

Health and Social Services Trusts

Health and Social Services Trusts
-
Belfast Health & Social Care Trust
[www.belfasttrust.hscni.net]
-NI Ambulance Service
[www.niamb.co.uk]
-Northern Health & Social Care Trust
[www.northerntrust.hscni.net]
-Southern Health & Social Care Trust
[www.southerntrust.hscni.net]
-South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
[www.setrust.hscni.net]
-Western Health & Social Care Trust
[www.westerntrust.hscni.net]

Special Health and Social Services Agencies

Special Health and Social Services Agencies
-Guardian Ad Litem Agency
[www.n-i.nhs.uk/Nigalaweb]
-NI Blood Transfusion Service
[www.nibts.org]
-NI Health Promotion Agency
[www.healthpromotionagency.org.uk/frameset.htm]
-NI Regional Medical Physics Agency
[www.n-i.nhs.uk/medicalphysics]

Housing

Housing Executive
[www.nihe.gov.uk/home.asp]

Registered Housing Associations
-Abbeyfield Northern Ireland Development Society Ltd
-Abode Housing Association Ltd
-Ark Housing Association (NI) Ltd
-Ballynafeigh Housing Association Ltd
-Belfast Community Housing Association Ltd
-BIH Housing Association Ltd
-Broadway Housing Association Ltd
-Clanmil Housing Association Ltd
-Clonard Housing Association Ltd
-Connswater Housing Association Ltd
-Coral Crescent Housing Association Ltd
-Covenanter Residential Association Ltd
-Craigowen Housing Association Ltd
-Donacloney Housing Association Ltd
-Dungannon & District Housing Association Ltd
-Filor Housing Association Ltd
-Flax Housing Association Ltd
-Fold Housing Association Ltd
-Gosford Housing Association (Armagh) Ltd
-Grove Housing Association Ltd
-Habinteg Housing Association (Ulster) Ltd
-HEARTH
-Newington Housing Association (1975) Ltd
-Northern Ireland Co-Ownership Housing Association Ltd
-North & West Housing Ltd
-Oaklee Housing Association Ltd
-Open Door Housing Association (Northern Ireland) Ltd
-Presbyterian Housing Association (NI) Ltd
-Rural Housing Association Ltd
-Sanctuary Housing (NI)
-SHAC
-South Ulster Housing Association Ltd
-St Matthews Housing Association Ltd
-Triangle Housing Association Ltd
-Ulidia Housing Association Ltd
-Wesley Housing Association Ltd
-Woodvale & Shankill Housing Association Ltd

Other Public Bodies

A company designated under Article 5 of the Strategic Development and Regeneration of Sites (NI) Order 2003

A Development Corporation established under Part III of the Strategic Development and Regeneration of Sites (NI) Order 2003

Agri-food and Biosciences Institute
[www.afbini.gov.uk]
Arts Council
[www.artscouncil-ni.org]
Board of Trustees of National Museums and Galleries of NI
[www.magni.org.uk]
Central Services Agency
[www.csa.n-i.nhs.uk]
Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland
[www.niccy.org]
Community Relations Council
[www.community-relations.org.uk]
Council for Catholic Maintained Schools
[onlineccms.vhost.tibus.com]
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
[www.ccea.org.uk]
Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education
[www.nicpmde.com]

District Policing Partnerships
[www.districtpolicing.com]
Enterprise Ulster
[www.enterpriseulster.co.uk]
Equality Commission
[www.equalityni.org]

Family health services in the National Health Service where provided by doctors, dentists, pharmacists and optometrists (ophthalmic opticians) - with effect from 1 December 1997

Fire and Rescue Service Board
[www.nifb.org.uk]
Fisheries Conservancy Board
[www.fcbni.com]
Fishery Harbour Authority
[www.nifha.fsnet.co.uk]
General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland
[www.gccni.org.uk]
Health and Safety Executive
[www.hseni.gov.uk]
Industrial Training Boards
[www.citbni.org.uk]
Labour Relations Agency
[www.lra.org.uk]
Laganside Corporation
[www.laganside.com]
Livestock and Meat Commission
[www.lmcni.com]
Invest Northern Ireland
[www.investni.com]
Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee
[www.nilgosc.org.uk]
Local Government Staff Commission
[www.lgsc.org.uk]
Mental Health Commission
Museums Council
[www.nimc.co.uk]
Northern Ireland Certification Office
[www.nicertoffice.org.uk]
Northern Ireland Practice & Education Council for Nursing & Midwifery
[www.nipec.n-i.nhs.uk]
Northern Ireland Social Care Council
[www.niscc.info]

New town commissions established under the New Towns Acts (Northern Ireland) 1965 to 1968 and any of their committees or sub-committees

Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
[www.rqia.org.uk]
Rural Development Council
[www.rdc.org.uk/rdc]
Sports Council
[www.sportni.org]
Staff Commission for Education and Library Boards
[www.staffcom.org.uk]
Strategic Investment Board
[www.sibni.org]
Tourist Board
[www.nitb.com]
Ulster Sheltered Employment Limited
[www.usel.co.uk]
Youth Council for Northern Ireland
[www.youthcouncil-ni.org.uk]



[home]
[what do we do] [how to complain] [who to complain about]
[useful addresses] [our address] [complaint form]
[publications] [site map] [Mr Tom Frawley CBE]
Print / Text version