Commission meetings 2025/26

Commission meeting - 6 February 2025 Welcome and introductions Apologies Declarations of interest Any other business Minutes of the meeting held on 31 October and 6 December 2024 Matters arising (attached) Chair and Chief Executive's reports (attached) Board effectiveness review Business Plan 2025-26 development 2024-25 Business plan - progress report (attached) Health, safety and wellbeing updat ...

Commission meeting - 24 April 2025 Welcome and introductions Apologies Declarations of interest Any other business Minutes of the meeting held on 6 February 2025 Matters arising (attached) Chair and Chief Executive's reports (attached) LGSCO Business Plan 2024-25 (attached) LGSCO Business Plan 2025-26 (attached) Draft Annual Report Advisory Forum (attached) Quarterly budget monitoring as at the e ...

Commission meeting - 17 July 2025 Welcome and introductions Apologies Declarations of interest Any other business Minutes of the meeting held on 25 April 2025 Matters arising (attached) Chair and Chief Executive's reports (attached) Annual review letters and Review of local government complaints 2024-25 Wellbeing and health and safety update LGSCO Business Plan 2025-26 Artificial Intelligence pro ...

Remuneration and Appointments Committee - 15 May 2025 Welcome and introductions Apologies for Absence Declarations of interest Minutes of the meeting held on 30 January 2025 Matters arising HR Strategy update Chief Executive Officer Performance and Objectives Ombudsman and Chair’s review for 2025 Staff Survey Remuneration and Appointments Committee Annual Report 2024-25 Remuneration and Appointme ...

Chief Executive to retire in May 2025 The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has announced that its Chief Executive, Nigel Ellis, will retire in May 2025. Mr. Ellis has been Chief Executive for eight years, having been Director of Operations prior to that. Before joining LGSCO he was in charge of investigations at the healthcare regulator and held a variety of roles in the volunta ...

Remuneration and Appointments Committee meeting - 30 January 2025 Welcome and introductions Apologies for Absence Declarations of interest Minutes of the meeting held on 27 November 2024 Matters arising Update on Chief Executive recruitment HR Strategy update Employment relations climate Update fron recent engagement surveys Yearly Plan 2024-25 (attached​​​​​​​)

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee meetings 2025/26

Audit and Risk Assurance commitee meeting - 30 January 2025 Welcome and introductions Apologies for Absence Declarations of interest Approve minutes of the meeting held on 10 October and 6 Dec 2024 Matters arising (attached) CEO/Accounting Officer verbal update Internal Audit Progress report Key Financial Controls - creditors, procurement and whistleblowing audit report 2025-26 draft internal aud ...

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee meeting - 15 May 2025 Welcome and introductions Apologies for Absence Declarations of interest Approve minutes of the meeting held on 30 January 2025 Matters arising (attached) CEO/Accounting Officer verbal update Draft Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 2024/25 Internal Audit Annual Report and Opinion Internal Audit Progress Report Interim Progress Report Deep ...