41 Netherlands National Ombudsman – there is one Ombudsman and two deputies with a support staff of approximately 170. The Ombudsman is appointed by the Dutch House of representatives The Ombudsman is an independent public authority that receives complaints from citizens regarding actions of the public administration. On the basis of such complaints, or on its own, the Ombudsman can start investigations in which the administration is obliged to co-operate. The The complaint will only be admissible when the complainant has first filed the complaint with the administrative body that caused the apparent problem. A complaint to the National Ombudsman will only be useful after the administrative body has been given the opportunity to deal with the complaint itself. The National Ombudsman are competent in the case of national public bodies, and The Ombudsman system in the Netherlands has been established by the Wet Nationale Ombudsman (National Ombudsman Act) of 4 February 1981. It was derived from the Nordic Ombudsman system. The existence of an Ombudsman is, as of 1999, constitutionally guaranteed (art. 78 a Grondwet (Dutch Constitution) international standards and instruments; - Monitoring the implementation of the recommendations of the Council of Europe Group of States for the Fight against Corruption (GRECO); - Coordination of activities resulting from application of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, - Performance of other affairs arising from membership in the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, in other international organizations and institutions, and other affairs delegated to its competence.