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Lincoln City Council (24 018 521)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 25-Mar-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to issue a Community Protection Notice and refusal to discuss his concerns. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. The complainant had the right to appeal to the magistrate court against the Community Protection Notice. We consider it reasonable for him to have exercised this right.
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Isle of Wight Council (24 018 671)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 25-Mar-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s planning enforcement and application processes relating to developments on his property and how it dealt with his complaint. There is no different outcome achievable on the planning enforcement issues to warrant us investigating. The planning application process is outside jurisdiction because Mr X used his Planning Inspectorate appeal, so we cannot investigate it. We cannot or would not achieve the outcomes Mr X seeks. We also do not investigate complaints about councils’ complaint handling where we are not investigating the core issues giving rise to the complaint.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Alternative provision 25-Mar-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to change the alternative educational provision it makes for the complainant’s son. There is insufficient evidence of fault on the Council’s part to warrant investigation.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 25-Mar-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the conduct of a social worker, and the Council’s refusal to consider a complaint about that conduct. This is because the complaint is not separable from matters which have been considered in court.
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Southend-on-Sea City Council (24 018 950)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Private housing 25-Mar-2025
Summary: We cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint alleging bias by Council officers culminating in an Improvement Notice being issued to him as a private landlord. This is because it does not meet the tests set out in our Assessment Code. Mr X has used his legal right to appeal to the First Tier (Property Chamber) Tribunal against the notice. We have no jurisdiction to investigate.
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Peterborough City Council (24 018 963)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Council tax 25-Mar-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about Council tax liability as Miss X can appeal to the Valuation Tribunal about it.
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Devon County Council (24 019 587)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Parking and other penalties 25-Mar-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about the Council’s policy to limit resident parking permits to two per property. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council to warrant an investigation.
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Birmingham City Council (24 019 669)
Statement Upheld Council tax 25-Mar-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint that the Council linked the complainant to the wrong address. This is because the Council has provided a satisfactory response and there is not enough outstanding injustice to require an investigation. In addition, Mr X could complain to the Information Commissioner.
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South Oxfordshire District Council (24 019 766)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 25-Mar-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with an application to discharge a planning condition. This is because we are unlikely to find fault.
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Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (24 020 287)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 25-Mar-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a planning application. This is because the complainant has not suffered significant injustice as a result of the alleged fault.