Service improvements

High Peak Borough Council

Showing service improvements between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024

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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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  • High Peak Borough Council (23 006 019)

    Category: Environment and regulation Date: 20-Dec-2023

    Summary

    We found fault on Mr F’s complaint about the Council giving incorrect and misleading advice about his neighbour’s responsibility for flooding. The Council failed to confirm the outcome of the initial visit, explain its role, confirm what it was going to do and why, correct a claim he made following it, confirm it had done other visits, and failed to tell him it was closing the case and why. The agreed action remedies the injustice caused.

    Service improvements

    The Council agreed to review procedures and produce guidance for officers to ensure clear information is given to members of the public reporting issues with drainage/flooding problems which explains the outcome of any initial visit, the role of the Council and the Lead Local Flood Authority, the nature of any information given by officers, the possible need for them to get their own independent legal advice, correcting any misunderstandings promptly as they arise, advise about visits,and notifying them of its decision to close a case and the reasons for doing so.

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