Bassetlaw District Council (22 014 541)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 31-Mar-2023

Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint that the Council delayed in responding to a complaint she made about a councillor. Any injustice is not significant enough to justify our involvement. Furthermore, it is unlikely any investigation by the Ombudsman would come to a different conclusion.

London Borough of Hounslow (22 014 718)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 30-Mar-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council dealt with a complaint. We cannot investigate personnel matters. The Council has apologised to the complainant for the poor handling of a discussion, and we consider that further investigation is unlikely to lead to a different outcome.

Ashfield District Council (22 015 493)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 30-Mar-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to disqualify a councillor and delay in responding to the complaint. We cannot achieve the outcome the complainant is seeking. And we consider an apology to be a suitable remedy to this part of the complaint.

London Borough of Ealing (22 017 967)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 30-Mar-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the accuracy of social care records. This is because the complainant has already complained to the Information Commissioner and achieved a remedy. An investigation by the Ombudsman is unlikely to achieve anything more.

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (22 011 994)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 30-Mar-2023

Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint that the Council failed to respond to complaints she made about two councillors. Any injustice is not significant enough to justify our involvement. Furthermore, it is unlikely any investigation by the Ombudsman would come to a different conclusion

Eastleigh Borough Council (22 017 388)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 29-Mar-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council’s Monitoring Officer dealt with a Code of Conduct complaint. This is because it is unlikely we would find fault.

London Borough of Sutton (22 017 777)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 29-Mar-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council’s Monitoring Officer dealt with a code of conduct complaint. This is because it is unlikely we would find fault.

Herefordshire Council (22 016 761)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 28-Mar-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a code of conduct complaint against a parish councillor. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate, as we could achieve no worthwhile outcome by investigating.

Watford Borough Council (22 017 028)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 28-Mar-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to continue to restrict contact with the complainant. The complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. There is not enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation.

Cumbria County Council (22 017 511)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 28-Mar-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a data breach by the Council as it is best dealt with by the Information Commissioner’s Office and the courts.