Complaints

Trevor R Nunn made this Freedom of Information request to Dover District Council

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From: Trevor R Nunn

5 October 2008

Dear Sir or Madam,

Pre-question clarification: A complaint against a council may
consist purely on an administrative error or it may also include a
potentially criminal act and/or infringements of a complainants
civil rights (legal and/or human rights).

Therefore, I would like the following information, over the last 12
months, as a percentage of total complaints against the council how
many ended up being dealt with by,

1)the Local Government Ombudsman?

2)the Police?

3)Solicitors and/or the courts?

Yours faithfully,

Trevor R Nunn

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5 October 2008

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From: Mandy Weir
Dover District Council

7 October 2008

Dear Mr Nunn

Thank you for your request for information about complaints. Your
request was received on Monday 6 October 2008 and I am dealing with it
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I
will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact me.

Mandy Weir
Performance Officer
Dover District Council
Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover CT16 3PJ

Tel: 01304 872318
Fax: 01304 872300
Email: [email address]
Web: www.dover.gov.uk

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From: Mandy Weir
Dover District Council

8 October 2008

Dear Mr Nunn

I am writing in respect of your enquiry for information held by this
Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Your
request was received on 6 October 2008 and you were seeking details of
the percentage of complaints dealt with by other bodies, that is, the
Local Government Ombudsman, the Police and Solicitors or the courts.

I can confirm that during the financial year 2007/08 the Council
received 140 formal complaints and the ombudsman investigated a total of
24 (17%)in that period. We do not collate information about complaints
that may involve the police or court action and are therefore not able
to provide this information.

I hope you find the information enclosed useful but if for whatever
reason you are unhappy with the response you are entitled to pursue any
dissatisfaction through the Council's Complaints Procedure

Mandy Weir
Performance Officer
Dover District Council
Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield, Dover CT16 3PJ

Tel: 01304 872318
Fax: 01304 872300
Email: [email address]
Web: www.dover.gov.uk

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