Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (24 015 161)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 03-Jun-2025

Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s late complaint the Council has ignored her safeguarding concerns for her child. Some elements of Miss X’s complaint relate to another local authority. We also could not add to the responses the Council has already provided.

London Borough of Southwark (24 022 883)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 03-Jun-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a safeguarding referral made by a Council officer involving Ms X, and associated actions of the Council. Investigation by us would be unlikely to add to the Council’s own investigation, or to lead to the outcome Ms X is seeking.

Kent County Council (25 000 896)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 03-Jun-2025

Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about the Council’s children’s services involvement with her child between 2021 and 2023. This is because the complaint is late.

Kent County Council (25 000 941)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 03-Jun-2025

Summary: We cannot investigate most of Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s social care report for court or the involvement of its children’s services. The matter complained about was considered by the courts, and the law says we cannot investigate. We will not investigate the remainder of the complaint because Mr X can take the matter to Social Work England.

Suffolk County Council (25 000 495)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 02-Jun-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the removal of a child from their mother’s care and related events. We cannot investigate matters that have been considered in court. We have no power to investigate the actions of police officers and a judge.

Hertfordshire County Council (25 000 593)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 02-Jun-2025

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint that a safeguarding referral was unlawfully made and then considered by the Local Authority Designated Officer. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault.

Central Bedfordshire Council (25 000 774)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 02-Jun-2025

Summary: We cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint about his children being removed from his care following family court proceedings because it lies outside our jurisdiction. The law prevents us from investigating complaints about matters that have been subject to court proceedings. We have no discretion to do so.

West Berkshire Council (25 002 347)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 02-Jun-2025

Summary: We will not investigate Mr & Mrs X’s complaint about how the Council dealt with child protection enquiries. This is because doing so would not add to the investigation carried out by the Council, or lead to a different outcome.

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council (24 021 361)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 01-Jun-2025

Summary: We cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint about the alleged bias of the Council in failing to protect his child from harm and accepting allegations made by his ex-partner. There has been court action during which the matters complained either were or could reasonably have been raised. The investigation by us of such matters in prevented by a legal bar that applies permanently from the first contact of any party with the court.

Staffordshire County Council (25 000 207)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 01-Jun-2025

Summary: We cannot investigate Miss X’s complaint about the production and content of a report used in Court proceedings. We will not investigate her child protection decisions’ complaint as it is reasonable to expect Miss X to complain to the Council.