local government ombudsman Tag

Council upset parishes over area partnership

Angry parish councillors in Northumberland have accused the county council of reneging on a promise to consult them properly over the establishment of a key umbrella organisation. A cluster of parishes claim they were not allowed effective input to the process which led to the formation of the North Northumberland Area Partnership (NNAP) – which [...]

North Tyneside guilty of maladministration after barring resident from meetings

The Local Government Ombudsman has found North Tyneside Council guilty of maladministration after it barred a man from council meetings. The Ombudsman, Anne Seex, recommended that the local authority train staff on the public’s right to attend meetings and established public law principles in relation to administrative decision-making. Mr H’s relationship with various representatives of [...]

Rossendales, Local Authority And LGO

I’ll try to keep this short. I’ve had to deal with North East Lincolnshire Council and their bailiffs Rosendales over council tax. It has been going on for well over a year due to the FARCE, which is the formal complaints procedure with both the council and later the Local Government Ombudsman. Calling in the [...]

Developer’s Criticism Of Powys Gypsy Family Site Upheld

A property developer has been awarded £500 after Powys council moved a family of Gypsies onto land without first obtaining planning consent. The Public Service Ombudsman for Wales partially upheld his complaint. The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority was also criticised for taking eight months to deal with a planning application for the site. Ombudsman [...]

Liverpool Council Abandoned Asylum Seeker, Says Report

AN ASYLUM-SEEKING girl who fled forced prostitution and witchcraft in Cameroon was abandoned by Liverpool social workers who refused to believe she was only a child. The authority has been found guilty of causing injustice to the girl, who said she was almost 15 but whom social workers “with no specific training” deemed was 23. [...]

City Council failed to assess tenders

The Local Government Ombudsman, Mrs Anne Seex, found Liverpool City Council had failed to be fair, open and transparent when awarding a contract contrary to the claims of the Council’s internal audit section. The case, which consisted of an original contract to supply and fit playground apparatus to the sum of £750,000 over 3 years [...]