London Borough of Waltham Forest (25 021 249)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 25-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with an allegation of harm to a child. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify investigating, any injustice has already been remedied by the Council and there is another body better placed to investigate.

Derbyshire County Council (25 024 880)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 25-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about child protection action. The complaint has already been substantially upheld and investigation by the Ombudsman would not lead to a significantly different outcome.

Liverpool City Council (26 013 322)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 25-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate X’s complaint about the Council’s children’s services involvement with his family, or its refusal to consider his complaint. Social Work England is better placed to consider the substantive matters, and we would be unlikely to find fault in the Council’s decision to refuse the complaint.

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (25 024 709)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 24-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about his dealings with Children’s Services in 2024 because there is nothing we could add to the Council’s response, and nothing worthwhile we could achieve by investigating his complaint now.

East Sussex County Council (25 025 174)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 24-Aug-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about how the Council exercised its child protection duties. This is because it is about the start of a criminal investigation and the law prevents us from investigating these matters.

We will not investigate part of this complaint as we could not add anything significant to the investigation carried out by the Council and we cannot achieve the outcome the complainant wants.

West Berkshire Council (26 011 038)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 24-Aug-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the Council’s children’s services involvement with Miss X’s family. The law prevents us from investigating matters which have been subject to court proceedings.

Norfolk County Council (25 029 378)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 21-Aug-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the Council’s involvement in Mr X’s child’s case. We have no power in law to investigate matters that have been considered in court. It was reasonable for Mr X to raise his concerns as part of the related court proceedings. We also could not achieve a worthwhile outcome.

Coventry City Council (25 024 736)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 20-Aug-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate Miss X’s complaint about the Council’s actions which have been considered by a court in relation to the care of her child. The law prevents us from investigating complaints about matters that have been considered in court proceedings. We have no discretion to do so.

City of Doncaster Council (25 019 943)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 19-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint the Council’s decision not to investigate his stage two complaint about his child. There is not enough evidence of fault in the Council’s decision making to justify our involvement.

West Northamptonshire Council (25 023 619)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 19-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about the way the Council dealt with her complaint about its handling of her safeguarding concerns about her child. There is not enough evidence of fault in the Council’s handling to justify us investigating. It would also be reasonable for Ms X to take any issues she has with the existing care and contact arrangements for her child back to court.