The Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo, has included three municipalities of Lanzarote and three bodies dependent on the Government of the Canary Islands in the list of administrations that have not collaborated in its requests for information even though the law obliges them to.
Specifically, Gabilondo has added to the list of administrative bodies "hostile" or "hindering their functions" the Department of Social Welfare, Equality, Youth, Childhood and Families, the General Directorate for the Protection of Children, the Canarian Housing Institute, as well as the City Council of Teguise, that of Tinajo and that of Yaiza.
The Ombudsman has been following since February 2024 the lack of response from the Teguise City Council to the request for correction of errors of the General Urban Planning Plan of the municipality. Despite the fact that the institution made a third request in April 2025, it has not received a response from the city council.
Regarding the Tinajo City Council, the Ombudsman initiated actions in March 2024 to request compliance with an urban planning agreement related to land classification from which it has also not received a response. Meanwhile, it has also pointed to the Yaiza City Council after the disagreement in the management of a dog pound in Playa Blanca. The last requirement was sent in October 2025.
At the same time, the Ombudsman has also pointed out the hostility of the Ministry of Childhood of the Government of the Canary Islands for not responding to its requests regarding declarations of helplessness, the administrative declarations from which the Canarian Executive assumes the guardianship of minors who cannot be cared for by their parents or guardians.
The Ombudsman has pointed out that he requested from the Ministry since June 2024 information about some declarations of helplessness and that after his third request in September 2025 he has not received a response.
Secondly, it has also reported that the General Directorate for the Protection of Children and Families is also on that list for not reporting since April 2023 on the resources available for former foster youth when they reach adulthood. The third requirement was made in December 2024.
Finally, the Ombudsman has also singled out the Canarian Housing Institute for not initiating a protected housing allocation file due to special need. The action began in October 2024 and was requested for the third time in April 2025.