Somerset Council (25 010 480)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 27-Jan-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a complaint about the conduct of a councillor. This is because the complainant has not suffered significant injustice.

London Borough of Southwark (25 020 035)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 27-Jan-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s allocation of market pitches. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault, in how the Council applied its pitch allocation policy, to justify investigating.

Redcar & Cleveland Council (25 021 794)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 27-Jan-2026

Summary: We will not investigate how the Council dealt with a complaint about the complainant’s conduct as a councillor as any injustice caused to them is not sufficient to justify our further involvement.

London Borough of Southwark (25 010 322)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 26-Jan-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s involvement in supporting a community event. This is because the Council have already investigated and responded to X with an explanation. Further investigation would not achieve any worthwhile outcome.

Brighton & Hove City Council (25 018 280)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 26-Jan-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about how the Council dealt with his Freedom of Information request. This is because the Information Commissioner is better placed to deal with the matter.

Leeds City Council (25 012 087)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Leisure and culture 26-Jan-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council not enforcing regulations on her allotment regarding dogs on the site and levels of cultivation by a fellow plot holder. There is not enough significant personal injustice caused to Mrs X by the matters complained of to warrant us investigating.

London Borough of Croydon (25 021 363)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 26-Jan-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of child protection matters. The issues raised relate to court proceedings. The law says we cannot investigate complaints about court action or what happened in court. Other data matters are best placed with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

East Suffolk Council (25 022 225)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 26-Jan-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council handled Ms X’s information request. The Information Commissioner’s Office is better placed to deal with this matter.

Worcestershire County Council (24 009 742)

Statement Upheld Councillor conduct and standards 23-Jan-2026

Summary: Mrs X complained about the Council’s failure to deal with her complaint about a councillor’s breach of its code of conduct. We found the Council had avoidably delayed dealing with the complaint and put Mrs X to avoidable time and trouble seeking a response which had caused her distress. The Council had since responded to the complaint and apologised for its delay. It also agreed our recommendation to make Mrs X a symbolic payment to properly address the remaining injustice caused by its faults. The Council also agreed to complete its review of its procedure for handling complaints about councillors and to update its website to improve peoples’ access to complaint information.

Shropshire Council (25 019 796)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 23-Jan-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint from Mr X about his information request regarding contracted service providers used by the Council. The Information Commissioner’s Office is best placed to address this.