Leicestershire County Council (21 013 470)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 10-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the council dealt with safeguarding concerns because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council. We cannot investigate the contents of a social work assessment because it has been considered in court.

Gloucestershire County Council (21 016 404)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 09-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about evidence given to a Court as it forms part of those legal proceedings. Social Work England is better placed to consider her complaint about a social worker’s professionalism.

Staffordshire County Council (21 015 311)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 09-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about safeguarding a child. Who will care for the child and have contact with him is a matter for a court, and the matters Mrs X complains of are or could form part of the court case.

Lancashire County Council (21 015 354)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 09-Feb-2022

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about child protection action taken by the Council and who it deemed suitable to care for Mrs X’s grandchildren. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. An absolute bar prevents us investigating matters that have been or could have been raised in court.

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (20 010 618)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 08-Feb-2022

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the way the Council responded when a young person left the complainant’s care. This is because the matter has been considered in Court.

Kent County Council (21 014 647)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 08-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a child and family assessment carried out by the Council. This is because we can achieve nothing significant by doing so.

Suffolk County Council (21 014 861)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 08-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about a substantiated outcome being recorded on his file following a LADO process. This is because it is unlikely an investigation could add to the response already provided by the Council’s investigation and we cannot achieve the outcome Mr X seeks.

London Borough of Wandsworth (21 014 877)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 08-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s consideration of his child’s safety and its assessment of with whom she should have lived. This is not a separable matter from those that were or could have been considered in court and investigation would not lead to a worthwhile outcome.

London Borough of Redbridge (21 001 643)

Statement Not upheld Child protection 07-Feb-2022

Summary: Miss X complains the Council failed to investigate allegations she made against her family when she was a child and disclosed information to her family against her wishes. The Council is not at fault.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (21 014 679)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 07-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about about how the Council dealt with safeguarding concerns raised about a child’s care. This is because court proceedings have commenced to consider the child’s care, and the complaint is not separable from matters which are subject to these proceedings.