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Invalid appeals to the Commissioners 07-08

As we have reported in previous years, the Commissioners receive a number of approaches each year requesting investigation of appeals under the Code which on examination do not fall under its ambit.

During 07-08 there were fourteen approaches that were judged to be about human resources management issues. The Code does not cover these issues. They are specifically excluded by the explanatory foot-note number six to the 2006 edition.

There were also seven approaches to the Commissioners by people who were not civil servants. The right of appeal under the Code only applies to civil servants. If a member of the public wishes to complain about the actions of civil servants this should in most cases be done to the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman.

In one case the approach was concerning activity within an organisation which was part of the Civil Service at the time of the approach but not part of the Civil Service at the time of the action complained of. Similarly the person bringing the complaint was a civil servant at the time the complaint was made but not at the time of the actions complained about. The Commissioners judged that our powers could not be applied retrospectively and we could not hear this appeal.

 

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