Staff surveys 2025 Using Great Place to Work, 82% of our staff completed the survey. Staff survey 2025 (PDF) 2023 Using Great Place to Work, 82% of our staff completed the survey. Staff survey 2023 (PDF) 2022 Using Great Place to Work, 89% of our staff completed the survey. Staff survey 2022 (PDF) 2021 Using Great Place to Work, 89% of our staff completed the survey. Staff survey 2021 (PDF) 2020 ...

Post Decision Review (PDR) and Service Complaints Manual Contents: Chapter index for Post Decision Review (PDR) and Service Complaints Manual Updated: 01 June 2024 Post Decision Review (PDR) and Service Complaints Manual search Search this content Submit search Part 12 • Annexes Annexes Annex one: Your complaint, our decision leaflet Annex two: Your complaint , our decision form Annex Three: serv ...

Yearly News 2026 21 May 2026 Council left domestic abuse survivor and child without a home by ignoring its own legal duties 14 May 2026 London council found at fault twice for failing children with special needs who attend schools outside its area 01 May 2026 New powers give non-tenants access to Ombudsman redress for the first time 02 Apr 2026 Ombudsman issues second report after South Kesteven ...

Assessment Manual Updated: 05 January 2026 Assessment Manual search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: Glossary Part 2: 1. The Assessment Unit Part 3: 2. Assessment Policy Part 4: 3. Business Processes Part 5: 4. Early Decisions – Outside Jurisdiction Part 6: 5. Early Discretionary Decisions Part 7: 6. Early Decisions – Invalid Complaints Part 8: 7. Early Decisions – Cases forward ...

Are children’s voices being heard? Two Ombudsman reports highlight issues councils face dealing with statutory process Is the Children’s statutory complaints process working to support the very children it is designed to help? The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is calling for the statutory complaints process for cases involving children to be urgently reviewed, following the publicati ...

Focus Reports and Guides for Practitioners Focus reports highlight common or systemic issues we see, brought to life with case studies from our complaints. They share learning from complaints to help councils and care providers make improvements, contribute to public policy debates and give elected members tools to scrutinise local services. Focus reports are web-based publications. If you need a ...

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee meeting - 29 January 2026 Welcome and Introduction Apologies for Absence Declarations of Interest Minutes of the meeting held on 15 October and 5 December 2025 Matters arising (attached) Chair’s Business CEO/Accounting Officer Update Internal Audit progress 2026-27 Draft internal audit plan 2025-26 NAO Audit Planning report Strategic Risk Register and Assurance ...

Retention and disposal of casework records policy Contents: Chapter index for Retention and disposal of casework records policy Updated: 19 November 2025 Retention and disposal of casework records policy search Search this content Submit search Part 4 • 4. Hard copy material 4.1 Intake archives Intake will, wherever possible, scan all hard copy material. The scanned documents will be attached to ...

Decision Statements Manual Updated: 05 January 2026 Decision Statements Manual search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: 1. Introduction Part 2: 2. What is a decision statement? Part 3: 3. What decision statements will be published? Part 4: 4. How to deal with queries about publication of decision statements Part 5: 5. Publication and how to use ECHO Part 6: 6. Decision standards ...

Rochdale’s systemic SEND issues highlighted in Ombudsman report Rochdale Borough Council has admitted to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman that it has a backlog of nearly 1,500 support plans to review for children with special educational needs and disabilities. To ensure children and young people with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan are having their needs met properly, thei ...