Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service (22 005 491)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Health and safety 16-Jan-2023

Summary: We will not investigate Mr B’s complaint about the Fire and Rescue Service. This is because we could not make the finding
Mr B wants or say the Fire and Rescue Service (F&RS) should reimburse him the cost of his legal fees.

West Northamptonshire Council (22 011 066)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Health and safety 11-Jan-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a health and safety at work incident. That is because the complaint is late.

Leeds City Council (22 011 870)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Health and safety 03-Jan-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of an insurance claim and complaint. This is because we are unlikely to find evidence of fault by the Council sufficient to warrant an investigation.

Slough Borough Council (22 003 644)

Statement Upheld Health and safety 01-Nov-2022

Summary: Mr B complained the Council had refused to remove drug related litter from the private road where he lives. He said this meant the management association for the road had to arrange and pay for the disposal of the litter. That increased the charge all the residents paid for the upkeep of the road. There was fault by the Council in its communication with Mr B but no further action is necessary.

Erewash Borough Council (22 009 237)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Health and safety 23-Oct-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the condition of a building where the complainant lives. The complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. The complainant has not suffered enough personal injustice to warrant our involvement.

West Sussex County Council (22 003 063)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Health and safety 09-Oct-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about unsafe work practices by a Council contractor who had been cutting trees. This is because neither fault by the Council nor the injustice caused to Mr X is sufficient to warrant an investigation.

Carlisle City Council (21 016 136)

Statement Not upheld Health and safety 20-Sep-2022

Summary: Mrs X complained the Council failed to properly investigate an incident at a local swimming pool which hospitalised several children including her child Y. She said this has caused her and the other parents to experience significant emotional distress. The Council was not at fault in how it conducted its investigation into the incident.

Buckinghamshire Council (22 006 981)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Health and safety 19-Sep-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a letter the Council sent to the complainant about an allegation of rubbish being left at the back of their property. This is because we do not consider the Council’s actions have caused the complainant a significant enough injustice to warrant investigation.

Wiltshire Council (22 005 714)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Health and safety 09-Aug-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to prosecute the complainant for breaching health and safety regulations. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate as the matters complained about have been subject to court proceedings.

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (22 002 812)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Health and safety 19-Jun-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint that about a prohibition notice issued by the Fire Authority in 2015 and about a data protection breach. This is because the prohibition notice was issued too long ago and I see no good reason why a complaint could not have been made sooner. Complaints about data breaches are better dealt with by the Information Commissioner's Office.