Portsmouth City Council (25 013 827)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 09-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s involvement in Mr X’s children’s case. Investigation by the Ombudsman would not achieve a meaningful outcome.

Leeds City Council (25 015 206)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 09-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s involvement in Ms X’s child’s case. The complaint is largely about court proceedings, which the law prevents us from investigating. We could not provide a meaningful outcome by investigating other parts of the complaint, as only further court proceedings could achieve the outcomes Ms X seeks in any event.

Lincolnshire County Council (25 014 879)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 06-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about how the Council has dealt with her children’s matter. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to warrant an investigation.

London Borough of Sutton (25 016 751)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 06-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about the Council’s children’s services involvement when she was a child. This is because, given the passage of time, we do not consider there is a realistic prospect of reaching a sound, fair and meaningful decision

Warrington Council (25 014 356)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 05-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s involvement with Mr X’s family. There is not enough evidence of fault to justify investigating.

Brighton & Hove City Council (25 014 736)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 05-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council dealt with Mr X’s adoption matter. This is because the complaint is late and there are no good reasons to investigate now.

Hampshire County Council (25 014 875)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 05-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a section 37 report. This is because the report relates to matters which took place in court and is outside of our jurisdiction.

Brighton & Hove City Council (25 016 498)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 05-Mar-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the Council’s involvement in Ms X’s child’s case. The complaint is substantively about the conduct of court proceedings and the content of court reports, which the law prevents us investigating. It is reasonable for Ms X to raise all concerns as part of the proceedings.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (25 013 883)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 04-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about an alleged data breach. This is because the Information Commissioner’s Office is best placed to consider it.

Hampshire County Council (24 022 218)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 04-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Miss D’s complaint about the Council’s decision to carry out a child and family assessment. There is not enough evidence of fault to justify our involvement. We will also not investigate its handling of her information. The Information Commissioner is better placed to deal with this part of her complaint.