Service improvements

North Devon District Council

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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  • North Devon District Council (24 020 628)

    Category: Environment and regulation Date: 29-Sep-2025

    Summary

    Mr X complained about how the Council handled his reports of noise and anti-social behaviour. We found the Council at fault for how it dealt with Mr X’s case, its complaints handling, and flaws in its anti-social behaviour case review policy. The Council’s actions caused Mr X avoidable distress. The Council has agreed to apologise, carry out a review of Mr X’s case and make a payment to recognise his distress. The Council will also make changes to improve its service.

    Service improvements

    The Council will update its webpage and policy titled “The Community Trigger” to refer to it as an “anti-social behaviour case review”.The Council will update its ASB case review policy to clarify that it will consider reports of ASB, whether the case is still open or closed, when deciding if a case meets the threshold for review.Through training or a staff briefing, the Council will ensure relevant staff are aware that when an individual complains about a decision taken by the Council, the complaint investigator should consider whether there were flaws in the decision-making process. If it is found a decision is flawed, it may be appropriate to recommend the decision is retaken or reviewed.

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