Freedom of Information Act 2000

Information Request FOI/2009/501

Response

I would draw your attention to the copyright statement on the reverse of this Response.

During the last five years the Local Government Ombudsman has not found any maladministration in its investigations of complaints against the council. A small number of local settlements have been agreed in response to the individual circumstances, but none of these have led to disciplinary action being taken against any individual member of staff.

More information is available on the details of the complaints on the Local Government Ombudsman's website, www.lgo.org.uk

Fiona Lyons

Data Protection Officer Date: 04/02/2009

Copyright and the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations

Most of the information that we provide in response to Freedom of Information Act 2000 requests will be subject to copyright protection. In most cases the copyright will be owned by Mendip District Council. The copyright in other information may be owned by another person or organisation, as indicated in the information itself.

You are free to use any information supplied for your own use, including for non-commercial research purposes. The information may also be used for the purposes of news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for example, by publishing the information or issuing copies to the public will require the permission of the copyright owner.

For information where the copyright is owned by Mendip District Council please submit a request in writing stating:-

For information where the copyright is owned by another person or organisation, you must apply to the copyright owner to obtain their permission.'

FOI/2009/ Response