The Citizens' Applications Office has reported that in January - March 2016 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine received 20,400 proposals, applications and complaints of citizens, which is 1,500 less than in the same period of last year. Statistical data analysis shows that the decrease in the total number of appeals to the Parliament was mainly at the expense of a fall in the number of postal appeals to the Committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (1,200 less).
During the reporting period the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine received 2,100 collective letters signed by 67,200 people.
Since the beginning of the year, the Committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Special Control Commission on Privatization processed about 4,000 letters. Of these, the biggest number of appeals was considered by the Committee on Corruption Prevention and Counteraction - 793, on Legal Policy and Justice - 611, on Legislative Support of Law Enforcement - 476. Deputy factions (deputy groups) processed 1,600 (+180 ) proposals, applications and complaints of citizens.
Subdivisions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat considered 14,800 applications, of which 14,100 or 95.1% were processed by the Citizens' Applications Office.
In January - March 2016, employees of the Citizens' Applications Office of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat received 1,119 visitors at a personal reception of citizens in the parlor of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and obtained 2,244 applications from them.
Among the authors prevailed appeals and complaints from pensioners - 5,200; unemployed - 2,100; entrepreneurs - 1,100; imprisoned persons or persons with limited freedom - 489; public employees - 329; civil servants - 119; workers of religious organizations - 45; military servicemen - 44; workers - 40; pupils and students - 30; and farmers - 21.
According to statistics, every second appeal on the activity of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the President of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine concerned exactly the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as the only body of legislative power in the country. The authors mainly emphasized on new challenges the State is facing and the process of overcoming them, which should start, from their point of view, with establishing joint work of all branches of power, strengthening constitutional principles, securing political stability and restoring people's confidence in the authorities of Ukraine.
All proposals, applications and complaints of citizens to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine were considered corresponding to the legislation in effect.