STATISTICS OF PROCEEDINGS PART IV PART III PART II PART I 2.2. Verification of lawfulness of activities of agencies and institutions performing public functions The Chancellor initiated 168 proceedings for verification of legality of activities of the state, local authorities, other public-law legal persons or of a private person, body or institution performing a public function. This makes up 10.8% of the cases opened and 40.8% of the total number of substantive proceedings. Of these, 95 were based on petitions by individuals and 73 on own initiative. In proceedings initiated to verify the activities of agencies and institutions performing public functions, the following were scrutinised: • activities of a state agency or body (79 proceedings, of these 64 based on petitions by individuals and 15 on own initiative); • activities of a body or agency of a legal person in public law, or of a body or agency of a private person performing state functions (54 proceedings, of these 10 based on petitions and 44 on own initiative); • activities of a local government body or agency (35 proceedings, of these 21 based on petitions and 14 on own initiative) (see Figure 5). Figure 5. Distribution of cases opened for scrutiny of activities of persons, agencies, and bodies The Chancellor’s reached the following opinions upon supervision of activities of agencies and institutions performing public functions: • recommendation to comply with lawfulness and good administrative practice (50 cases); • opinion stating a finding of no violation (43 cases); • proposal to eliminate a violation (34 cases); • resolved by the institution during the proceedings (8 cases) (see also Figure 6). Figure 6. Chancellor’s opinions upon scrutiny of activities of agencies and institutions performing public functions 74 In proceedings initiated for scrutiny of activities of persons, agencies and bodies, the Chancellor found a violation of the principles of good administration and lawfulness in 50% of the cases. In 2012, the indicator was 38.5%.