CONTENTS The Ombudsman institution in 2016 Jørgen Steen Sørensen, Parliamentary Ombudsman 6 Organisation 12 Are the legal rights of children in care under threat? Susanne Veiga, Senior Head of Division 32 Can the Danish Ombudsman eliminate corruption in China? 42 Klavs Kinnerup Hede, Director of International Relations, and Christian Ougaard, Special Legal Advisor Freedom of speech also for management 52 The new section on data extraction in the Access to Public Administration Files Act has its limitations 60 More openness in the Ombudsman’s monitoring activities 70 Facts and figures about our monitoring activities 76 Jørgen Steen Sørensen, Parliamentary Ombudsman Lisbeth Adserballe, Head of Division Jonas Bering Liisberg, Director General OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR The year in figures 119 Statement of revenue and expenditure – 2016 133 Summaries of selected statements 137 News published in 2016 193