Edmund Compton
Former Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration of United KingdomWikipedia
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Oct 16, 2026
Harold WilsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[applauding]
Sean CurranHOST
60 years ago this month, MPs held their first debate on the legislation, and the UK's first ombudsman, Sir Edmund Compton, started work in 1967, when he was interviewed on Woman's Hour.
speaker_14SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Sir Edmund, we tend to think of the ombudsman as the people's champion against the blunders of bureaucrats, a sort of hatchet man, a troubleshooter who will always be on the side of the underdog.
speaker_14SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I wonder, is this your view of him?