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Recent reports in this category are shown below:

  • Suffolk County Council (24 004 611)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 06-Aug-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint made by a town council about a the Council’s decision not to continue with an experimental traffic order. The complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. We cannot investigate complaints made by public bodies including town councils.

  • London Borough of Merton (24 004 914)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 05-Aug-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the actions of the Council during court proceedings. This is because the law prevents us from investigating the start of court action or what happened in court.

  • London Borough of Redbridge (24 004 512)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 04-Aug-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council has communicated with the complainant. This is because any injustice caused to the complainant is not significant to warrant investigation and because investigation would not lead to a different outcome.

  • Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council (24 005 041)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 01-Aug-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council’s Monitoring Officer dealt with a complaint that the member’s code of conduct had been breached. This is because we are unlikely to find fault.

  • Bedford Borough Council (23 010 552)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 01-Aug-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a complaint about a councillor. There is insufficient evidence of fault in the way the Council dealt with the complaint.

  • Coventry City Council (24 001 122)

    Statement Upheld Leisure and culture 01-Aug-2024

    Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s decision not to remove a flag displayed at a community centre which he says is discriminatory, and which he said caused him distress. We find the Council at fault for not considering relevant guidance as part of its decision. The Council has agreed to apologise and make a fresh decision.

  • Salford City Council (23 018 129)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 31-Jul-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about the Council failing to ask her for relevant information which she considers would have affected her welfare benefit claims. This is because the actions complained about are not the administrative function of a council.

  • Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (24 002 689)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 31-Jul-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to complete an assessment of a complaint about the conduct of a councillor. We consider that further investigation would not lead to a different outcome.

  • Warwickshire County Council (24 004 598)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 30-Jul-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a complaint about the conduct of councillors. This is because we are unlikely to find fault. The complainant has also not suffered any significant injustice because of the alleged fault.

  • London Borough of Haringey (24 004 314)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 29-Jul-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s actions in relation to alleged encroachment. This is because we cannot achieve a worthwhile outcome.

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