Plymouth City Council (20 003 570)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 03-Nov-2020

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint the Council included fabricated information and opinion in its assessment relating to his children. This is because we are unlikely to find the Council at fault or to be able to achieve a different, more meaningful outcome.

Peterborough City Council (20 003 581)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 03-Nov-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate Miss X’s complaints about the Council’s actions in relation to matters that have been subject to court proceedings because they lie outside his jurisdiction. The law prevents the Ombudsman from investigating matters that have been considered and decided in court. He will not consider Miss X’s complaint about poor communication by the Council. This is because it is unlikely an investigation by the Ombudsman would add to the response already provided by the Council on this part of her complaint.

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (20 005 405)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 02-Nov-2020

Summary: Miss X complains the Council lied about her in court reports and to the court. The Ombudsman does not intend to investigate this complaint. We cannot investigate what happens in court, which includes reports the Council prepares for and presents to court, as well as issues indivisibly linked to the court proceedings.

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (20 005 026)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 30-Oct-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate X’s complaint as they are not complaining as a member of the public who has suffered a personal injustice.

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (20 005 171)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 30-Oct-2020

Summary: Miss X complains the Council lied about her in court reports and to the court and adoption panel. The Ombudsman cannot investigate this complaint. We cannot investigate what happens in court, which includes reports the Council prepares for and presents to court, as well as issues indivisibly linked to the court proceedings.

London Borough of Redbridge (20 004 999)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 29-Oct-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the evidence Council officers gave a Court. Evidence forms part of legal proceedings, which we have no power to investigate.

Hertfordshire County Council (20 004 690)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 28-Oct-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X and Miss X’s complaint about alleged data breaches involving information about their family. This is because the Information Commissioner’s Office is the appropriate body to consider their concerns.

Essex County Council (20 005 287)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 27-Oct-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate Mrs B’s complaint that the Council is at fault in refusing to place her grandchildren with her. This is because the care of the children has been considered and decided in court.

Herefordshire Council (20 004 452)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 27-Oct-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate the preparation or content of a children’s services report about Mrs X. A Court considered the report before making its decision which means it forms part of legal proceedings which we cannot investigate.

Wiltshire Council (20 004 870)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 26-Oct-2020

Summary: We cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint about the information the Council provided to court about his child’s case. The law prevents us from considering what happened in court, which includes the contents of reports the Council has written for court. Mr X also complains about other organisations that are not within our jurisdiction, and issues that are better raised with the Information Commissioner’s Office.