IV)  Prison staffing 2) Protection of the rights of employees and officers I also addressed the situation concerning protection of the rights of officers and employees of the Prison Service. The protection of rights and justified interests of the employees in relation to their work is generally under the competence of the Labour Inspectorate. 23 With respect to the officers, this should be carried out by the trade union organisation which, however, only has limited competences and powers. 24 I consider the above-described system of protection of the rights of the Prison Service’s employees and officers to be inadequate, especially with regard to the officers. I have encountered cases of repression against officers (e.g. in the form of transfer to the other end of the country) who reported their suspicions concerning criminal activities or bribery. I believe it necessary to create an independent body (under the Prison Service) that would address and deal with complaints from the officers and employees of the Prison Service concerning violations of fundamental and other rights of these persons or inactivity of their superiors in exercising these rights, and other unlawful conduct. I note that also the other security corps have established the office of ombudsman. Concerning the scope of the competences and powers of the prison service ombudsman, the ombudsman of the Ministry of the Interior 25, could serve as an example as his competences include the Police and the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic. To the Ministry of Justice, I recommend to •• Establish the office of prison service ombudsman to ensure greater protection of the rights of the employees and officers of the Prison Service; this should be implemented by the end of 2016. 23 Under Act No. 251/2005 Coll., on labour inspection, as amended. 24 Cf. Section 198 of Act No. 361/2003 Coll., on the service relationship of the members of the security corps, as amended. 25 Regulation of the Ministry of the Interior No. 22/2012. /15/