Other Categories archive 2020-2021


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  • Surrey County Council (20 007 900)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 14-Dec-2020

    Summary: Ms X complained about the Council’s refusal to transfer or sell her a part of the public highway verge outside her property. We should not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council (20 007 517)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 14-Dec-2020

    Summary: Mrs X complains about the Council’s error in wrongly referring to her husband as “the late” Mr X. The Ombudsman will not investigate the complaint because an investigation by the Ombudsman is unlikely to lead to a different outcome.

  • Somerset West and Taunton Council (20 006 830)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 14-Dec-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of her subject access request. This is because complaints about data issues are best considered by the Information Commissioner’s Office.

  • North East Lincolnshire Council (20 001 817)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 10-Dec-2020

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint relating to an alleged breach of the Code of Conduct by parish councillors. Whether or not the Council’s Monitoring Officer decides to investigate the matter, the complainant will not be caused any significant injustice. We will not investigate how the Council dealt with a complaint about the Monitoring Officer because we are not investigating the substantive issue.

  • West Suffolk Council (20 006 850)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 10-Dec-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a complaint about the actions of a parish councillor. This is because he is unlikely to find fault by the Council.

  • Dorset Council (20 008 645)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Elections and electoral register 10-Dec-2020

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to send reminders for voting by proxy. This is because the complaint is late and there are no good reasons to investigate it now.

  • Salford City Council (20 007 108)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 09-Dec-2020

    Summary: We will not investigate Mr B’s complaint that the Council failed to comply with its statutory obligation to advertise a proposed disposal of land in a newspaper which is circulated in the area in which the land is situated. This is because it is unlikely we would find fault by the Council.

  • Wiltshire Council (20 008 502)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 08-Dec-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about data protection issues. This is because the Information Commissioner’s Office is the appropriate body to consider her concerns.

  • Cornwall Council (20 006 601)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 07-Dec-2020

    Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s response to a Code of Conduct complaint he submitted against town councillors. The Ombudsman will not investigate the complaint because neither the claimed fault nor the injustice caused to Mr X is sufficient to warrant an investigation.

  • Surrey Police and Crime Panel (20 008 985)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 04-Dec-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about how the Surrey Police and Crime Panel considered his complaint about the Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner. This is because an investigation is unlikely to find evidence of fault.

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