Eden District Council Find local authorities Complaint overview Sort annual statistics for Eden District Council by annual intervals 2024 / 2025 2023 / 2024 2022 / 2023 2021 / 2022 2020 / 2021 2019 / 2020 2018 / 2019 Between 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, we dealt with 1 complaints. Of these, 0 were not for us or not ready for us to investigate. We assessed and closed 0 complaints. We investigate ...

Eden District Council Find local authorities Complaint overview Sort annual statistics for Eden District Council by annual intervals 2024 / 2025 2023 / 2024 2022 / 2023 2021 / 2022 2020 / 2021 2019 / 2020 2018 / 2019 Between 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, we dealt with 1 complaints. Of these, 0 were not for us or not ready for us to investigate. We assessed and closed 0 complaints. We investigate ...

Advisory Forum Working with people who have used our service to help us improve Who sits on the advisory forum? Our advisory forum is made up of a majority of members of the public who have used our service. We also have representatives from local authorities and social care providers, as well as those who act as advocates for the public such as advisory bodies, MPs and councillors. What's the ad ...

Investigation Manual Updated: 27 May 2025 Investigation Manual search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: 1. Introduction Part 2: 2. Roles within the investigation team Part 3: 3. The link with Intake and Assessment Part 4: 4. New complaints received outside the Intake process Part 5: 5. Inputs from Assessment Part 6: 6. BinJ notification letter Part 7: 7. Pre-allocation enquiries ...

Adult care complaints guide launched The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has launched a new guide for complaints about adult social care services. The guide sets out how local authorities in England should handle complaints about adult social care, based on the Local Authority Social Servies and National Health Service Complaints Regulations 2009. It includes a new model for handling c ...

Ombudsman issues guidance on homelessness for Disabled people The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is issuing its second practical guide for housing officers to help improve services for Disabled people. The latest guide highlights issues Disabled people face when accessing homelessness support services, and the changes local councils can make to improve those services. Issues covered b ...

Investigation Manual Contents: Chapter index for Investigation Manual Updated: 27 May 2025 Investigation Manual search Search this content Submit search Part 1 • 1. Introduction 1. IntroductionThis is internal guidance which we have published for transparency. It may have links or references to other internal guidance or policies which are not published. Last updated: May 2025 The Local Governmen ...

Focus Reports and Good Practice Guides 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 any o ...

Ombudsman issues guidance on housing adaptations for Disabled people The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is issuing practical guidance to housing officers to ensure Disabled people’s homes meet their needs. Following on from the Ombudsman’s focus report on Disabled people and housing, the new Good Practice Guide is designed to help officers in local councils improve their practice when ...

Compliance Manual Contents: Chapter index for Compliance Manual Updated: 02 April 2025 Compliance Manual search Search this content Submit search Part 1 • Introduction IntroductionLast updated: July 2025 This is an internal policy which we have published for transparency. It may contain links or references to other internal guidance which is not published. Where we find evidence of fault causing ...