Warwickshire County Council (25 014 591)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 15-Sep-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the Council’s involvement in child welfare proceedings. The law says we cannot investigate matters considered by a court or issues that are too closely linked to court proceedings.

Hampshire County Council (25 024 450)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 15-Sep-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council issuing a communication behaviour warning letter. There is insufficient injustice to justify an investigation.

Cambridgeshire County Council (25 024 744)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 15-Sep-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the Council’s children’s services’ involvement in a child in Miss X’s family’s case. The complaint is about matters that have been considered in court, and related matters. The law prevents us from investigating what happens in court, and the related matters are not separable from the proceedings themselves.

Devon County Council (25 027 640)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 15-Sep-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the Council’s children’s services’ involvement in Ms X’s child’s case. The matters Ms X complains about have been considered in court. The peripheral complaints are not separable from the proceedings themselves.

City of Doncaster Council (26 015 736)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 15-Sep-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council’s failure to progress her complaint about various matters in connection with a viability assessment. This is because there is no evidence of a significant injustice.

Dorset Council (25 017 679)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 14-Sep-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about Mr X’s unhappiness with a psychological report. This is because this part of the complaint is late and there is no good reason to exercise discretion to investigate. We will not investigate Mr X’s unhappiness with court proceedings involving the Council because we do not have the jurisdiction to investigate matters that took place in court. In addition, we will not investigate Mr X’s complaint regarding safeguarding concerns he raised about his child. This is because an investigation would be unlikely to find fault with the Council’s actions.

Bedford Borough Council (25 027 580)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 14-Sep-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the Council’s children’s services’ involvement in Mr X’s child’s case. The complaint is about the content of a report written for court and related matters. The law prevents us from investigating what happens in court, and the related matters are not separable from the proceedings themselves.

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (25 028 883)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 14-Sep-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about a telephone call from an officer in the team around the school because there is nothing we could add to the Council’s response.

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (25 029 705)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 14-Sep-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a child protection matter and a LADO referral because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation.

Suffolk County Council (26 015 639)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 14-Sep-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about the Council's failure to tell her about an allegation her child made. There is no worthwhile outcome achievable by us investigating and Miss X could raise her concerns in closely related court proceedings.