Lewes District Council (20 011 004)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 04-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate Mr B’s complaint that the Council is in the process of selling some land without the approval of the full Council as required by its constitution. This is because we cannot investigate complaints which affect all or most of the people in the Council’s area and Mr B has not personally suffered significant enough injustice.

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (20 010 882)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 03-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s response to his complaints about the conduct of a councillor. Mr X says he has been caused stress and his character has been called into question. We will not investigate as it is unlikely we will find fault causing a significant injustice to Mr X.

Sheffield City Council (20 010 968)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 03-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s decision not to investigate his complaint about the conduct of a parish councillor. We will not investigate this complaint as we have not seen any evidence of fault in the way the Council considered the complaint.

Brighton & Hove City Council (20 007 874)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 02-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X complained about a councillor’s insensitive use of words when discussing a local cycle scheme. We should not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault which has caused any significant injustice to Mr X.

London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (20 010 870)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 02-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s refusal to repair a path which he jointly owns to the required standard. We cannot investigate this complaint. This is because it concerns a legal matter between a social housing landlord and a private householder. We cannot investigate social housing landlords and only the courts can determine legal disputes.

Bristol City Council (20 010 464)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 02-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s handling of his complaint concerning wrongdoing by a charity in connection with the suicide of a charity employee. We will not investigate the complaint because it is unlikely we can add to the investigation already carried out by the Council and an investigation is unlikely to lead to a different outcome.

Dover District Council (20 010 623)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Leisure and culture 02-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision not to provide more public toilets. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council.

Tandridge District Council (20 010 330)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 02-Mar-2021

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint. We have not seen evidence of fault in the way the Council dealt with his complaint that a councillor breached the code of conduct.

Manchester City Council (20 010 832)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 26-Feb-2021

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s handling of his complaint made against a councillor. We will not investigate the complaint because we are unlikely to find evidence of fault.

Bath and North East Somerset Council (20 011 313)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Elections and electoral register 25-Feb-2021

Summary: Ms X complains about election fraud in the May 2019 local elections in which she stood. Ms X has expended time and trouble trying to get her complaint heard. We are unable to investigate as the organisation of elections is not an administrative function of the Council and is not therefore within our legal remit.