112 annual report 2011 In the Ombudsman’s opinion, the practice of the Immigration Service did not fulfil the obligation to institute a search as provided by the 2007 Aliens Act. In addition, the Ombudsman found it very regrettable that in the case in question the Immigration Service had not instituted a search for the child’s uncle as quickly as possible following the child’s arrival in Denmark The Immigration service informed the Ombudsman that in future the Service would ensure, by various means, that a search would be instituted for family members of unaccompanied children as quickly as possible following arrival. The Ombudsman asked to be kept informed of the authorities’ experiences with the measures taken. (Case No. 2010-0540-6462) F. Ministry of CLIMATE, ENERGY AND BUILDING No cases concluded in 2011 were selected for publication in the Annual Report. G. Ministry of CULTURE No cases concluded in 2011 were selected for publication in the Annual Report. H. Ministry of THE ENVIRONMENT The following case concluded in 2011 was selected for publication in the Annual Report: 9-1. Copyright did not preclude access to database A journalist complained to the Ombudsman that the Ministry of the Environment had refused him access to the database ‘The Danish Elevation Model’. The Ministry’s grounds for its refusal were that two privately owned enterprises had copyright in the database and that it would mean an obvious risk of a

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