Retention and disposal of casework records policy Updated: 19 November 2025 Retention and disposal of casework records policy search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: 1. Introduction Part 2: 2. Records of Intake Team cases Part 3: 3. ECHO records Part 4: 4. Hard copy material Part 5: 5. Exceptions to the 12-month retention period Part 6: 6. Other provisions Part 7: Appendix 1: Ch ...

Complaint Handling Code Updated: 01 February 2024 Complaint Handling Code search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: Introduction Part 2: 1. Definition of a service request and complaint Part 3: 2. Exclusions Part 4: 3. Accessibility and awareness Part 5: 4. Complaint handling resources Part 6: 5. The complaint handling process Part 7: 6. Complaints stages Part 8: 7. Putting things ...

Intake Team Operations Manual Updated: 05 August 2025 Intake Team Operations Manual search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: 1. Introduction Part 2: 2 Managing Workflow Part 3: 3 Handling Telephone Calls Part 4: 4 Handling Electronic Contacts Part 5: 5 Handling Written Correspondence Part 6: 6 Managing Difficult Situations Part 7: 7 ECHO Part 8: 8 Quality Monitoring Part 9: 9 Man ...

Intake Team Manual Updated: 05 August 2025 Intake Team Manual search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: 1 The Intake Team Part 2: 2 Scope of Intake Work Part 3: 3 Record Keeping and ECHO Part 4: 4 Managing Expectations Part 5: 5 Reasonable Adjustments Part 6: 6 Children and Young People Part 7: 7 Inappropriate behaviour Part 8: 8 The welfare of staff and inappropriate and disrupti ...

Policy on Access to Information Updated: 19 November 2025 Policy on Access to Information search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: 1. Introduction Part 2: 2. The legislation Part 3: 3 Principles Part 4: 4 Staff responsibilities Part 5: 5 Managing requests: general Part 6: 5.13 Refusal and appeal rights Part 7: 6 Managing requests: timeframes Part 8: 8 Managing requests: informati ...

Financial Instructions Updated: 03 February 2026 Financial Instructions search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: 1. Introduction Part 2: 2. Budgets and estimates Part 3: 3. End of year procedures for Budget Part 4: 4. Funding and Income Part 5: 5. Banking arrangements and Government procurement cards (GPC) Part 6: 6. Payment of salaries, allowances and expenses Part 7: 7. Procure ...

Guidance on Jurisdiction Updated: 01 January 2026 Guidance on Jurisdiction search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: 1. Introduction Part 2: 2. Maladministration and Service Failure Part 3: 3. Is the authority within jurisdiction? Part 4: 4. Actions we can investigate Part 5: 5. Who can complain? Part 6: 6. Is the complaint in time? Part 7: 7. Is the complaint premature? Part 8: 8 ...

Information Security Policy Updated: 21 October 2025 Information Security Policy search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: 1. Introduction Part 2: 1.Data Protection Part 3: 2. Classification of information Part 4: 3.Core principles behind information security measures Part 5: 4.Staff roles and responsibilities Part 6: 5.Access to and use of IT systems Part 7: 6.Protection of IT as ...

Bournemouth Borough Council Find local authorities Annual statistics Sort annual statistics for Bournemouth Borough Council by annual intervals 2018 / 2019 More about this data Complaints upheld – complaints in which we found some fault in a council's actions. These include complaints where the council accepted fault before we investigated. Compliance with Ombudsman recommendations – not complyin ...

Bournemouth Borough Council Find local authorities Annual statistics Sort annual statistics for Bournemouth Borough Council by annual intervals 2018 / 2019 More about this data Complaints upheld – complaints in which we found some fault in a council's actions. These include complaints where the council accepted fault before we investigated. Compliance with Ombudsman recommendations – not complyin ...