4. Labour law matters 163 334 278 241 86.7 5. Administrative matters 301 342 388 344 88.7 6. Judicial and police proceedings 552 678 688 601 87.4 7. Environment and spatial planning 100 110 93 154 165.6 Closed cases by sectors Table 3.6.7: Closed cases discussed by the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia in the period 2012– 2015 by fields of work of state authorities CLOSED CASES 8. Public utility services 61 87 76 62 81.6 9. Housing matters 50 117 101 117 115.8 10. Discrimination 54 59 66 68 103.0 11. Children’s rights 248 380 403 332 82.4 1. Labour, family and social affairs 12. Other 384 381 291 275 94.5 3,004 3,737 3,181 3,008 94.6 Index Share (15/14) 24.77 1407 37.65 1040 32.69 928 30.85 89.2 2. Finance 30 1.00 77 2.06 86 2.70 71 2.36 82.6 3. Economy 35 1.17 30 0.80 64 2.01 56 1.86 87.5 4. Public administration 26 0.87 23 0.62 19 0.60 21 0.70 110.5 8 0.27 6 0.16 7 0.22 7 0.23 100.0 25 0.83 17 0.45 28 0.88 24 0.80 85.7 209 6.96 245 6.56 198 6.22 187 6.22 94.4 5 0.17 2 0.05 1 0.03 1 0.03 100.0 6. Culture 3 INFORMATION ABOUT THE OMBUDSMAN’S WORK 2015 744 5. Agriculture, forestry and food Cases closed by being founded/unfounded 2014 Number OF STATE AUTHORITIES 2013 Share TOTAL 2012 FIELD OF WORK 7. Internal affairs 8. Defence Founded case: Cases with a violation of rights or other irregularities in all statements of the complaint. 9. Environment and spatial planning 231 7.69 366 9.79 300 9.43 341 11.34 113.7 Unfounded case: We find no violations or irregularities regarding any statements in the complaint. 10. Justice 638 21.24 784 20.98 747 23.48 688 22.87 92.1 11. Transport 29 0.97 16 0.43 30 0.94 28 0.93 93.3 12. Education and sport 118 3.93 133 3.56 139 4.37 125 4.16 89.9 23 0.77 22 0.59 12 0.38 17 0.57 141.7 126 4.19 156 4.17 164 5.16 148 4.92 90.2 15. Foreign affairs 6 0.20 5 0.13 11 0.35 3 0.10 27.3 16. Government services 3 0.10 3 0.08 4 0.13 0 0.00 0.0 17. Local self-government 37 1.23 31 0.83 40 1.26 38 1.26 95.0 18. Other 711 23.67 414 11.08 291 9.15 325 10.80 111.7 3,008 100.00 94.6 No conditions for considering the case: Legal proceedings are ongoing, with no noticeable delays or greater irregularities in the case. We have provided the complainant with information, explanations and guidelines for the exercise of rights in an open procedure. This group also includes tardy, anonymous and insulting complaints, and complaints for which procedures had been suspended due to the complainant’s non-cooperation or the withdrawal of the complaint. Not within the Ombudsman’s competence: The subject of the complaint does not fall within the competence of the institution. Complainants are presented with other options to exercise their rights. Table 3.6.6: Classification of cases closed according to whether they were founded/unfounded CLOSED CASES 2014 GROUNDS FOR CASES Index 2015 (15/14) Number Share Number Share 1. Founded cases 684 21.5 457 15.2 66.7 2. Unfounded cases 550 17.3 637 21.2 115.8 3. No conditions for considering the case 1514 47.6 1540 51.2 101.8 4. Lack of authority of the Ombudsman 433 13.6 374 12.4 86.4 TOTAL 3,181 100.0 3,008 100.0 94.6 13. Higher education, science and technology 14. Health care TOTAL 3,004 100.00 3,737 100.00 3,181 100.00 Table 3.6.7 shows the classification of cases closed in 2015 by fields as considered by state authorities and which do not fall within fields of the Ombudsman’s work. An individual case is classified in a relevant field of work with regard to the nature of the problem which the complainant submits to the Ombudsman and for which enquiries have been made. It is evident from the table below that the highest number of closed cases in 2015 referred to: • labour, family and social affairs (928 cases or 30.85 per cent); • justice (688 cases or 22.87 per cent); • environment and spatial planning (341 cases or 11.34 per cent), and • internal affairs (187 cases or 6.22 per cent). The share of founded cases in 2015 (15.2 per cent) decreased in comparison with 2014 (21.5 per cent). 214 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR 2015 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR 2015 215 3 INFORMATION ABOUT THE OMBUDSMAN’S WORK Index (15/14) Share 2015 Number 2014 Number 2013 Share 2012 Number FIELD OF THE OMBUDSMAN’S WORK