Southend-on-Sea City Council (20 010 188)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 25-Feb-2021

Summary: Ms X complains about the Council’s delay in responding to the Subject Access Requests she made concerning her and her family. We will not investigate the complaint because the Information Commissioner is the body best placed to deal with such a complaint.

Warrington Council (20 004 460)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Leisure and culture 24-Feb-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council requiring a community group to leave Council-owned premises. We are unlikely to find evidence of fault by the Council in how decided to ask the group to leave. If the group believes it has a legal right to remain, the courts are best placed to determine the issue.

Sedgemoor District Council (20 011 026)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 24-Feb-2021

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s handling of his complaint made against a parish councillor. We will not investigate the complaint because it is unlikely we will find fault in the way the Council considered his complaint.

London Borough of Harrow (20 009 813)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 24-Feb-2021

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council has failed to act against a councillor who allegedly made discriminatory or insulting comments. There is no fault by the Council. Action could not be taken because the person was acting privately not as a member of the Council.

Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council (20 010 061)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 24-Feb-2021

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council refusing to sell him a piece of adjacent land. We should not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault which has caused injustice to Mr X.

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (20 010 621)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 24-Feb-2021

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s response to his complaint about the actions of a councillor. We will not investigate the complaint because we are unlikely to find evidence of fault in the way the Council considered the complaint.

Leeds City Council (20 010 508)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Leisure and culture 23-Feb-2021

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the membership costs and facilities at a council operated leisure centre. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault.

London Borough of Bromley (20 010 537)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 22-Feb-2021

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint, made on behalf of his client Mr W, about the Council’s failure to reply to a Subject Access Request, his concern about the security of Mr W’s personal data submitted to the Council, and the Council’s failure to reply to his complaint. The core issues are data disclosure and data handling ones best dealt with by the Information Commissioner’s Office. We will not investigate a council’s complaint handling in isolation when we do not intend to investigate the core issues giving rise to the complaint.

London Borough of Tower Hamlets (20 008 153)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 19-Feb-2021

Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about the time taken to process a refund for a cancelled class. This is because there is not enough evidence Ms X has been caused significant personal injustice. It is also unlikely an investigation would achieve anything more.

Leeds City Council (20 010 877)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 19-Feb-2021

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about a breach of the member’s code of conduct. This is because the complaint is outside the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction as the complainants are acting on behalf of a parish council.