Recent reports in this category are shown below:
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Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service (25 010 728)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 14-Oct-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Authority’s handling of a complaint relating to one of its employees. This is because the law does not allow us to investigate employment matters. And because we cannot consider the substantive issues, there is no worthwhile outcome achievable by us investigating the Authority’s response.
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Stevenage Borough Council (25 010 999)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 14-Oct-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s disclosure of his personal details on its website. This is because the complaint concerns a data breach and is a matter best placed for the Information Commissioner’s office to consider.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 14-Oct-2025
Summary: We will not investigate how the Council dealt with a councillor conduct complaint as the complainant is not caused a level of personal injustice that would justify our further involvement.
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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (25 000 022)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 13-Oct-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the public procurement process because there is not enough evidence of fault by the Council to justify our involvement. It is reasonable to expect Mr X to go to court or another better placed body if he considers the Council has acted unlawfully.
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Durham County Council (25 008 439)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 13-Oct-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about how the Council dealt with a complaint about the conduct of a councillor. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify our involvement.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 13-Oct-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about how the Council responded to her requests for information. This is because the Information Commissioner is better placed to consider the matter.
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Charnwood Borough Council (25 006 434)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Commercial and contracts 12-Oct-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council demolished a garage he rented in its area without notice. This is because the Council already apologised, refunded part of his rent, and paid him a £50 symbolic payment. An investigation is unlikely to achieve anything further, and the remaining injustice is not significant enough to warrant an investigation.
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City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (25 011 689)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Leisure and culture 12-Oct-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about an incident involving her young child that took place at a local water feature. This is because an investigation would not lead to anything worthwhile for Mrs X.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 12-Oct-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s approach to special interests, or its response to global and national issues, affecting religion and faith matters. There is no worthwhile outcome achievable.
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Stevenage Borough Council (25 008 392)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 09-Oct-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about the Council’s actions in relation to her market stall. This is because we could not add to any previous investigation by the Council.