Freedom of Information Act 2000
Information Request FOI/2008/429
Response
1. How many findings of maladministration the local government ombudsman
has made against your council over the last 10 years.
The Chief Executive has advised that we only have available to hand the
following information for the last three years.
There were no findings of Maladministration and Injustice, and no
Maladministration Reports for any of the following years. The number of local
settlements is shown:-
2005/06 5
2006/07 4
2007/08 2
2. How many findings of maladministration your council, either in full or in part,
has refused to accept.
See response above.
3. How many findings of maladministration your council has accepted but
refused to comply, either in full or in part, with the local government
ombudsman's recommended remedy.
See response above.
Further information is not readily available.
Councils are not required to obtain information from a third party (eg the
Ombudsman) in order to provide it in response to an FOI request.
Further details may be available from the Local Government Ombudsman direct.
If you wish to pursue this, you should contact Hilary Pook in the first instance.
I would draw your attention to the copyright statement on the reverse of this Response.
Fiona Lyons
Data
Protection
Officer
Date:
FOI/2008/ Response
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