Service improvements

Guildford Borough Council

Showing service improvements between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023

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When we find fault, we can recommend improvements to systems and processes where they haven’t worked properly, so that others do not suffer from these same problems in future. Common examples are policy changes; procedural reviews; and staff training. Service improvements from decisions are published for 5 years and those from reports are published for 10 years.

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  • Guildford Borough Council (22 002 967)

    Category: Benefits and tax Date: 28-Nov-2022

    Summary

    Mr X complains the Council failed to fully accommodate his communication needs and provide reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 when handling his application for council tax support. We have found fault by the Council. The Council will apologise and make a financial payment and service improvements to remedy the injustice caused to Mr X.

    Service improvements

    a)produce clear guidance to staff on how and when to consider whether they need to make any reasonable adjustments for service users. This should include, for example, asking the service user if the Council needs to make any adjustments in the way it communicates with them to ensure the complainant can fully access its service. This guidance should be clearly embedded in the Council’s guidance on handling complaints and its procedure on benefit claims; b)share this decision with relevant staff members; and c)provide the Ombudsman with evidence that these actions have been completed.

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