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NS ombud views child & srs agencies.


HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's amended Ombudsman Act places school boards, child welfare agencies child welfare agency Child psychiatry An administrative organization providing protection to children, and supportive services to children and their families , licensed child-care facilities, nursing homes, residential care facilities for seniors, hospitals and community colleges under the jurisdiction of the Nova Scotia Nova Scotia (nō`və skō`shə) [Lat.,=new Scotland], province (2001 pop. 908,007), 21,425 sq mi (55,491 sq km), E Canada. Geography
 Office of the Ombudsman The Office of The Ombudsman, Hong Kong is an independent statutory authority, established in 1989 under the Ombudsman Ordinance, to redress grievances arising from maladministration in the public sector through independent and impartial investigations to improve the standard of public .

The office Can investigate concerns from youth and seniors about decisions and actions of provincial and municipal agencies involved in providing child and senior services.

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Title Annotation:CHILD & FAMILY; Nova Scotia; Ombudsman Act
Publication:Community Action
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1CNOV
Date:Jun 20, 2005
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