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 ...

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee meeting - 15 October 2025 1. Welcome and Introduction 2. Apologies for Absence 3. Declarations of Interest 4. Minutes of the meeting held on 15 May 2025 5. Matters arising 6. Action Log (attached) 7. Chair’s Business 8. CEO/Accounting Officer Update 9. LGSCO’s Framework Agreement 10. 2024-25 Annual Report and Accounts 11. Progress report from NAO 12. Audit and R ...

Remuneration and Appointments Committee - 29 January 2026 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Apologies for Absence 3. Declarations of Interest 4. Minutes of the meeting held on 15 and 29 October 2025 5. Matters arising 6. HR Strategy Update 7. Update on People Initiatives and Staff Feedback 8. Proposals for the recruitment of new Independent Advisory Board Member 9. Draft yearly plan

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 ...

Investigation Manual Updated: 25 February 2026 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 enqui ...

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 ...

Remuneration and Appointments Committee - 15 October 2025 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Apologies for Absence 3. Declarations of Interest 4. Minutes of the meeting held on 15 May 2025 5. Matters arising 6. HR Strategy Update 7. CEO Objectives for 2025-26 8. Exceptional Contribution Awards and Recognising Great Work Scheme 9. Staff Survey 10. Ombudsman Pay Award 2025 11. Proposed Governance Mode ...

Financial regulations Updated: 23 March 2026 Financial regulations search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: Commission for Local Administration in England - Financial regulations Part 2: Accounting Regulations

Welcome to the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman We make decisions on complaints about councils or adult care providers in England We can investigate individual complaints about councils, all adult social care providers (including care homes and home care agencies) and some other public service organisations. If we decide to investigate, we look at whether organisations have made decisions ...

Complaint Academy Updated: 14 January 2026 Complaint Academy search Search this content Submit search Contents Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Effective Complaint Handling - local authorities Part 3: Effective Complaint Handling - Care providers Part 4: Useful links and resources