statistics Table 2 Cases rejected in 2012 Table 2: Cases rejected in 2012 Rejected cases, total Of which local and regional authority cases Grounds for rejection 1. Final rejections 1. Complaints submitted too late (section 13(3) of the Ombudsman Act) 128 38 47 32 3. Complaints relating to matters outside the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction, e.g. a court, judges, Parliament, legislative issues or private legal matters 391 22 4. Enquiries etc. without actual complaints; complaints not clarified; complaints withdrawn; anonymous complaints etc. 546 147 5. Other approaches, including complaints which the Ombudsman decided to reject (section 16(1) of the Ombudsman Act) 908 297 2,020 536 Administrative case processing options not exhausted etc. (section 14 of the Ombudsman Act) 1,591 693 Temporary rejections, total 1,591 693 Total (1+2) 3,611 1,229 2. Administrative case processing options not exhausted and no longer available (section 14 of the Ombudsman Act) Final rejections, total 2. Temporary rejections 87