Question follow-through · 9393

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many complaints were awaiting determination by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman at the end of each of the last five financial years.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
12 Jun 2026
Target answer date
16 Jun 2026
Answer
16 Jun 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many complaints were awaiting determination by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman at the end of each of the last five financial years.

  2. 16 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is operationally independent of central government, and the Ombudsman is accountable directly to Parliament for the use of their investigatory powers. The Department does not routinely collect performance inf...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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