Recent statements in this category are shown below:
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Durham County Council (25 024 636)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Looked after children 08-Sep-2026
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council refusing to investigate his children services’ complaint as we are unlikely to find fault in its decision not to do so. And we will not investigate the complaint itself as there are not sufficient reasons to disapply the 12 month legal restriction on our powers.
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London Borough of Newham (25 027 202)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Looked after children 08-Sep-2026
Summary: We cannot investigate Miss X’s complaint about the Council’s involvement with her children. This is because the law prevents us from investigating anything that has been or is the subject of court proceedings.
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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (26 014 663)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Looked after children 08-Sep-2026
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s failure to share information concerning his family members. This is because it is closely linked to matters we have already looked at. Further, it is reasonable to expect Mr X to go to court if he considers the court order requires the Council to share information with him.
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City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (25 024 754)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Looked after children 06-Sep-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the management of the placement of a looked-after child. Our intervention would not add anything significant to the investigation the Council has carried out, or lead to a different outcome, and is not therefore warranted.
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (25 024 668)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Looked after children 02-Sep-2026
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about children services’ actions. It is unlikely we would find fault or significantly add to the Council’s Children Act statutory complaint response.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Looked after children 01-Sep-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the care of a looked after child because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation.
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London Borough of Sutton (25 024 807)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Looked after children 25-Aug-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council's involvement with Miss X when she was a young person. The complaint is late and there is no good reason for us to investigate it now.
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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council (25 029 531)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Looked after children 20-Aug-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s refusal to accept Miss X’s complaint under the children’s statutory complaints procedure. There is not enough evidence of fault by the Council to warrant our involvement.
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Hertfordshire County Council (25 025 083)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Looked after children 18-Aug-2026
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about care of her child under a section 20 agreement or the Council’s communication about the matter because it is late and there are no good reasons for us to exercise discretion to consider the matter now.
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Gloucestershire County Council (25 024 413)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Looked after children 16-Aug-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint that the Council has failed to act to safeguard a child in its care. This is because we cannot achieve the outcomes the complainant wants.