Recent statements in this category are shown below:
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council (25 001 201)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 15-Jul-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about how the Council handled allegations about her. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault and investigation would not lead to a different outcome.
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Derbyshire County Council (25 001 343)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 15-Jul-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s safeguarding officer substantiating a safeguarding concern in a matter involving Mr X. There is not enough evidence of fault by the Council to warrant our further involvement.
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London Borough of Enfield (25 003 599)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 15-Jul-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about matters related to Mr X’s child. The law prevents us considering the conduct of court proceedings. Mr X can reasonably take court action if he believes the Council has not provided court orders and if he wants changes to his child’s living or visiting arrangements.
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Leeds City Council (25 002 352)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 15-Jul-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaints about the Council’s involvement with her child, including the content of court reports. The law prevents us from investigating anything that could be reasonably raised in court proceedings.
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Liverpool City Council (25 001 320)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 14-Jul-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about a social worker’s conduct and the Council’s delay in handling his complaint. This is because further investigation would not add to the one carried out by the Council or achieve a different outcome.
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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (25 002 197)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 14-Jul-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about allegations of abuse towards his son. This is because the matters could reasonably be mentioned in court proceedings, and the complaint has been made late.
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Sheffield City Council (25 002 344)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 14-Jul-2025
Summary: We cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint about the contents or preparation of reports to the courts. This is because the law prevents us from investigating matters that have been considered in court. Other matters have either not caused Mr X a significant enough injustice or are better considered by the Information Commissioner.
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Lincolnshire County Council (25 000 173)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 13-Jul-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about the Council’s decision not to allocate a specific social worker or the Council’s decision to maintain a child protection plan. We cannot achieve the outcome Ms X wants for part of the complaint, and there is insufficient evidence of fault in the reminder to warrant investigation.
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Sheffield City Council (25 000 406)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 13-Jul-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s actions following child protection concerns that Mr X shared with it. This is because we are satisfied with the actions the Council took and unlikely to find fault.
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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (25 000 960)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 10-Jul-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about contact arrangements. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault causing a significant injustice. The Information Commissioner is better placed to deal with concerns about data protection matters.