122 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 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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