Bodies under the SPSO ’s jurisdiction Bodies under the SPSO’s jurisdiction Further and Higher Education The list of bodies we can receive complaints about is • Colleges including the Scottish Agricultural College based on Schedules 2 and 3 to the SPSO Act 2002 • Universities (amended on 1 April 2011). We can look into complaints about services delivered by the private or voluntary sectors if these are delivered ‘on behalf of’ a body under Prisons jurisdiction. The list below gives an idea of the main bodies we can look at. It is not, however, definitive – new bodies may be added and old ones deleted as names and Scottish public authorities functions change. If you are unsure about whether a • The Accounts Commission for Scotland body is under our jurisdiction, please contact us. • Audit Scotland Scottish Parliament and Scottish Administration • The Auditor General for Scotland • The Parliamentary Corporation • Bòrd na Gàidhlig • Any member of the Scottish Government • The Care Inspectorate • Any other office-holder in the Scottish Administration • Children’s Hearings Scotland • The Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life Health Service in Scotland • Health Boards • Community justice authorities • Special Health Boards • Creative Scotland • The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland • The Crofters Commission • Healthcare Improvement Scotland • Education Scotland • GPs and dentists when they are providing NHS care • Highlands and Islands Enterprise • The Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland Local Government etc. • Local authorities • Local enterprise companies • Committees, joint committees or joint boards • The Local Government Boundary Commission of one or more local authorities for Scotland • Licensing boards • The National Convener of Children’s Hearings Scotland and the Principal Reporter • The Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority • The Board of Trustees for the National Galleries • Transport partnerships of Scotland • National Park authorities • The Trustees of the National Library of Scotland • The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service • The Board of Trustees of the National Museums Housing of Scotland • All registered social landlords • The Parole Board for Scotland 10 • The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner Water • The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden, • Scottish Water Edinburgh • Licensed providers can opt in to use the SPSO service e.g. Business Stream • The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland Cross-border public authorities • The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board The Ombudsman can consider complaints about a • Scottish Canals number of UK-wide bodies, where their actions relate to devolved Scottish matters. For example: • The Scottish Commission for Human Rights • The British Tourist Authority • The Scottish Committee on Climate Change • The British Wool Marketing Board • Scottish Enterprise • The Committee on Climate Change • The Scottish Environment Protection Agency • The Design Council • The Scottish Further and Higher Education • Forestry Commissioners Funding Council • The Statistics Board • The Scottish Information Commissioner • The United Kingdom Sports Council • The Scottish Legal Aid Board Tribunals • Scottish Natural Heritage The Ombudsman can consider complaints about the • The Scottish Qualifications Authority following tribunals. We cannot look at their decision or how the tribunal was run. We can look at the • The Scottish Sentencing Council administrative actions of staff. • The Scottish Social Services Council • The Lands Tribunal for Scotland • The Scottish Sports Council (Sport Scotland) • Private Rented Housing Committees • The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland • Visit Scotland • The Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal • The Water Industry Commission for Scotland • The Scottish Land Court Read the SPSO Act 2002 online at www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/11 11.