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Babergh District Council (20 008 498)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 01-Dec-2020
Summary: We cannot investigate Mrs X complaint about how the Council dealt with a complaint about her conduct as a councillor. Mrs X does not complain as a member of the public and so the complaint is outside our legal remit.
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London Borough of Hounslow (20 004 246)
Statement Not upheld Councillor conduct and standards 01-Dec-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman has stopped investigating Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s investigation of an alleged breach of the Councillor Code of Conduct. The injustice to Mr X is not so significant as to justify an investigation by the Ombudsman.
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London Borough of Brent (20 004 317)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 26-Nov-2020
Summary: Miss X complains about the Council’s handling of her complaint about the conduct of a Council member who Miss X says failed to provide help in respect of her family’s housing situation. The Ombudsman will not investigate as some of the complaint is outside his legal remit on time and in relation to the Council’s management of social housing. It is also unlikely he will find fault causing a significant injustice to Miss X or that an investigation will change the outcome of the complaint.
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Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council (20 006 880)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 26-Nov-2020
Summary: Ms X complains about the Council’s response to complaints she made about two local councillors. The Ombudsman will not investigate the complaint because we are unlikely to find evidence of fault.
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Epping Forest District Council (20 005 699)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 26-Nov-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about how the Council dealt with her complaint about a parish councillor which she says has caused her to feel anxious. This is because it is unlikely the Ombudsman will find fault by the Council and he cannot achieve the outcome Mrs X seeks.
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London Borough of Sutton (20 006 032)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 26-Nov-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint that the Council did not properly investigate a complaint that a Councillor had breached its Members’ Code of Conduct. There is no sign that any fault by the Council has caused the complainant an injustice to warrant our involvement, and it is unlikely we could achieve a different outcome.
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South Lakeland District Council (20 006 894)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 25-Nov-2020
Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s failure to deal with his complaint about the failure of two parish councillors to declare a pecuniary interest over a planning application. The Ombudsman cannot investigate this complaint. This is because the conduct has been referred to the police as a criminal matter and we have no jurisdiction to investigate.
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Royal Borough of Greenwich (20 006 472)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 25-Nov-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate how the Council decided not to pursue a complaint about the conduct of a councillor. It is unlikely he would find evidence of fault by the Council.
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London Borough of Enfield (20 006 263)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 20-Nov-2020
Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s failure to take action over a local councillor whom he says has failed to properly represent or respond to the views of local residents regarding a new traffic scheme. The Ombudsman should not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.
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Leeds City Council (20 006 552)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 20-Nov-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman does not intend to investigate this complaint that the Council did not properly investigate a complaint that a Councillor had breached its Members’ Code of Conduct. We are unlikely to find fault in the way the Council considered the complaint. Nor can we consider statements made to the court. And we cannot achieve the outcome the complainant is seeking.