Question follow-through · 63684
Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an independent appeal or review mechanism for complainants who are dissatisfied with decision
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 30 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 7 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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- Local Government: Disciplinary Proceedings · 10 Oct 2025
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Recorded timeline
30 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an independent appeal or review mechanism for complainants who are dissatisfied with decision
2 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman's decisions on complaints are typically final, and can only be challenged through the courts on points of law. The government has no plans to change this.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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