investigate will be extremely rare.
But a situation might arise where a
person normally resident in a
Dependent Territory had suffered an
injustice at the hand of an official
whilst in the United Kingdom on a visit.
Alternatively, a person resident in a
Dependent Territory might have a
complaint stemming from a right
arising in the United Kingdom, for
example, the application of British
Nationality Law.
4. It follows that any complaint about
the instructions received from home
on which officials abroad act would
have to be referred to the Foreign
and Commonwealth Office to be dealt with
here.
5. The Parliamentary Commissioner
Act 1967 came into force on 1 April,
1957. From that time the Parliamentary
Commissioner for Administration (PCA)
has been empowered to investigate
complaints of maladministration,
provided they are referred to him by
Members of the House of Commons.
Attached is a copy of some notes
prepared in the Parliamentary
( PCA ):
Commissioner's office explaining the
way in which the PCA conducts his
business.
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