Crawley Borough Council (21 015 006)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Commercial and contracts 07-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council damaged his property. This is because it would be reasonable for him to go to court.

London Borough of Haringey (21 012 197)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 04-Feb-2022

Summary: Mr X complains the Council only gave him 48 hours to respond to its offer of presenting a talk in a local library. We will not investigate as the Council recognised and apologised for the short notice. We are unlikely to add anything by investigating.

London Borough of Haringey (21 012 199)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 04-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s complaint responses to Mr X’s concerns about the Council’s programme for Black History Month. This is because we cannot achieve Mr X’s requested outcomes.

East Hampshire District Council (21 012 748)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 04-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s response to a code of conduct complaint made against a councillor. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to warrant an investigation.

Derbyshire County Council (21 013 966)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 04-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about his communication with councillor B and the Council not dealing with his complaint. There is no Council fault and no injustice to Mr X.

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (21 014 780)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 04-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s disclosure of inaccurate information to his employer. This is because he has raised the matter as a possible breach of data protection with the Information Commissioner and it would be reasonable for him to seek a remedy at court.

Bristol City Council (21 004 999)

Statement Upheld Leisure and culture 03-Feb-2022

Summary: The Ombudsman found fault by the Council on Mrs Q’s complaint of it failing to act against a neighbouring allotment tenant after upholding her complaint and failing to respond to her correspondence. It failed to keep proper records, could not show it did what it said it would do, delayed responding to her formal complaint, and delayed making her a payment. The agreed action remedies the injustice caused.

Nottingham City Council (21 013 351)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 03-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint that the coroner’s service failed to inform the complainants of the date of his daughter’s inquest. This is because the complaint is made late and because further investigation would not lead to a different outcome.

London Borough of Ealing (21 016 097)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 03-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate Mr B’s complaint about the Council’s delay responding to his freedom of information request. This is because it is reasonable for Mr B to complain to the Information Commissioner, and if needed, appeal to the tribunal.

City of York Council (21 009 625)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 02-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate how the Council’s Monitoring Officer considered a complaint about the conduct of a councillor. It is unlikely an investigation would find fault affected the Monitoring Officer’s decision on the complaint.