Monthly News September 2023 28 Sep 2023 Ombudsman offices open joint consultation on Complaint Handling Code ahead of statutory requirements 25 Sep 2023 Amplify the vulnerable and voiceless, Ombudsman says 21 Sep 2023 Council fails to respond to restaurant nuisance complaints 08 Sep 2023 Yorkshire man with dementia left unsupported in hotel for too long 07 Sep 2023 Hundreds of rejected freedom pa ...

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee meetings 2025/26

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​​​​​​​)

Monthly News June 2019 28 Jun 2019 Councils need to check how they help people with hidden disabilities 21 Jun 2019 Somerset County Council fails to complete assessment of woman’s needs 14 Jun 2019 Vulnerable children removed from foster carers who wanted to adopt them 13 Jun 2019 Ombudsman reminds councils of proper process for supporting vulnerable people at assessment meetings 13 Jun 2019 Disa ...

Commission meeting - 3 November 2022 Welcome and introductions Apologies Declarations of interest Any other business Minutes of the meeting held on 21 April 2022 Matters arising (attached) Chair and Chief Executive's reports (attached) 2021-22 LGSCO Annual Report and Accounts LGSCO Business Plan 2022-23 update (attached) Policy programme update Three year plan - committment one Human Rights-bsed ...

Commission meeting - 4 November 2021 Welcome and introductions Apologies Declarations of interest Any other Business Minutes of the meeting held on 15 July 2021 Matters arising (attached) Chair and Chief Executive's reports (attached) LGSCO Triennial Review 2020-21 Annual Report and Accounts LGSCO 2021-22 Business Plan update and 2022-23 Business Plan development (attached) Audit and Risk Assuran ...

Commission meeting - 5 November 2020 Welcome and introductions Apologies Declarations of interest Reappointment of Independent Advisory Members of the Commission (attached) Any other Business Casework briefing Minutes of the meeting held on 16 July 2020 Matters arising (attached) Chair and Chief Executive's report (attached) Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the LGSCO Audit and Risk Assurance ...

Commission meeting - 14 July 2022 Welcome and introductions Apologies Declarations of interest Any other Business Minutes of the meeting held on 21 April 2022 Matters arising (attached) Chair and Chief Executive's reports (attached) Quarterly budget monitoring (attached) Draft 2022-23 Budget Annual Review Letters and Review of Local Government Complaints 2021-22 Update from LGSCO's review of a co ...

Leicester rejects Ombudsman recommendation for homeless family placed in B&B for too long A homeless Leicester family spent nearly 10 months too long in Bed and Breakfast accommodation, according to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman. Following an investigation into the case, the council has rejected the Ombudsman’s recommendation to pay the family a financial remedy for the injustice ...

Commission meeting - 3 February 2022 Welcome and introductions Apologies Declarations of interest Any other Business Minutes of the meeting held on 4 November 2021 Matters arising (attached) Chair and Chief Executive's report (attached) Business plan development (attached) Health, Safety and Wellbeing update an annual review report Audit and Risk Assurance Committee verbal update Remuneration and ...