Service improvements

London Borough of Newham

Showing service improvements between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026

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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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  • London Borough of Newham (25 001 727)

    Category: Children's care services Date: 15-Oct-2025

    Summary

    Mr X complained about how he and his children were treated by the Council’s children’s social care service. We have found that the Council was at fault for a significant delay in its handling of his complaint. This caused him an injustice, which the Council has already addressed. But we will not conduct a further investigation of Mr X’s complaint. An independent investigation has already found no fault in most of what the Council did. It is unlikely that further investigation of the same issue would lead to a different outcome for Mr X. However, the Council will now take steps to eliminate complaint handling delays in future.

    Service improvements

    The Council has agreed to write to us, setting out the reasons for the significant delay in its handling of Mr X’s complaint, and how it will overcome similar difficulties in future (for example, by improving monitoring or commissioning arrangements).

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