PART 2The Prison Ombudsman For Northern Ireland

The Ombudsman

34Main functions of Ombudsman

The main functions of the Ombudsman areā€”

a

dealing with complaints (see sections 35 and 36);

b

investigating deaths in custody (see sections 37 and 38);

c

carrying out other investigations at the request of the Department (see sections 39 and 40) or on the Ombudsman's own initiative (see sections 41 and 42).