London Borough Of Barnet (20 011 008)

Category : Transport and highways > Traffic management

Decision : Closed after initial enquiries

Decision date : 22 Feb 2021

The Ombudsman's final decision:

Summary: We have no jurisdiction to investigate this complaint because it is made by the governing body of a school.

The complaint

  1. The complaint is made on behalf of the governing body of a school about a highways matter.

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The Ombudsman’s role and powers

  1. The Local Government Act 1974 sets out our powers but also imposes restrictions on what we can investigate.
  2. We cannot investigate complaints from public bodies and have no discretion in this. (Local Government Act 1974, section 27(1)(a), as amended)

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Final decision

  1. We have no jurisdiction to investigate this complaint because it is made by the governing body of a school which is a public body.

Investigator’s decision on behalf of the Ombudsman

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Investigator's decision on behalf of the Ombudsman

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