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the chief executive of the municipality as ‘a
‘Response from Minister for Immigration and Inte-
person whose greatest core competence may
gration Inger Støjberg to Ombudsman’s draft
not be truthfulness’ in a post on Facebook. So
report on accommodation of married minors’
says the Ombudsman in a recent statement. He
[hyperlink to press release]
gives weight to the fact, among others, that the
employee had not documented his accusation or
On that basis, hyperlinks are provided to the fol
rendered it probable.
lowing documents:
23 January
Public employees must be careful
about accepting invitations and free
tickets
Public employees must exercise great caution
when they receive invitations in connection with
their work to, for instance, dinners, concerts or
theatre plays. On the basis of this principle, the
Ombudsman has carried out a review, which has
just been concluded, of the gift policy of the Ministry of Culture. The Ministry has adjusted its
policy in dialogue with the Ombudsman.
2 February
Danish Immigration Service to
follow up on Ombudsman’s
recommendations to centre
for young asylum seekers
During a monitoring visit to Børnecenter Hund
strup, which houses young asylum seekers, the
Parliamentary Ombudsman uncovered a variety
of problems. The centre is now due to be closed
down and the municipality is no longer to be an
asylum centre operator. For this reason, among
others, the Ombudsman has brought up some
of his recommendations to the centre with the
Danish Immigration Service.
6 February
Publication of documents of the
case about separation of married or
cohabiting underage asylum seekers
The Ministry of Immigration and Integration has
issued the following press release today:
1) Equivalent to C and B, respectively, on the ECTS scale
...
10 February
Foreign dentist rejected on the wrong
grounds
It was not easy for an Egyptian dentist to know
what level of Danish language skills was required
to work as a dentist in Denmark. According to the
executive order, he had to ‘pass’ a Danish language
test – but the website of the Danish Patient Safety
Authority said that he had to pass the test and
achieve at least the marks 7 and 101.
The dentist passed his language test – but he
did not achieve at least 7 and 10 and was initially
rejected.
The conclusion of the Ombudsman’s investigation
of the case was that the authorities’ interpretation
of the executive order was wrong. The dentist
should not have been rejected.
22 February
Ombudsman to look into processing
of cases by Customs and Tax Adminis
tration and National Tax Tribunal
The Parliamentary Ombudsman has just initiated a
general investigation of a number of cases of the
Danish Customs and Tax Administration (SKAT)
and the National Tax Tribunal. The investigation
will focus especially on whether the rules and prin
ciples of administrative law are complied with.
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