[Ws2-transparency] Ombudsman-Transparency Harmonization

[Michael Karanicolas]

Hello all,

As a follow up to the last CCWG plenary call, Sébastien and I just had a
chat regarding thematic areas of overlap between the Ombudsman and
Transparency subgroups. As you will have hopefully seen, we also had a
conversation with the current Ombudsman on his thoughts regarding these new
responsibilities, and where they should be tasked.

The result of these discussions has been to tweak the language of the
recommendations a bit, so that the roles that we had initially recommended
be handed over to the Ombudsman, for reviewing denials due to requests
being frivolous or vexatious and to carry out public monitoring and
evaluation of how the DIDP system is working, will now be recommended to be
handed to either the Ombudsman *OR* the Complaints Officer, to allow for a
little more flexibility depending on how the former's role may be reshaped
by the Ombudsman workstream process, and for how the latter's role
eventually takes shape.

We'll be discussing this at the next plenary, but I wanted to put it on
everyone's radar early as well. As usual, feedback is welcome.

Best,

Michael Karanicolas
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