LGO investigations.

Trevor R Nunn made this Freedom of Information request to Wolverhampton City Council

The request was successful.

From: Trevor R Nunn

14 January 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

During the last five years how many times has the Local Government
Ombudsman (as a result of investigating a complaint against
Wolverhampton City Council) brought to the attention of the council
the fact that a member of Wolverhampton City Council staff had
misled them, lied to them or done anything else to hinder their
investigation. If they have what disciplinary action was taken
against the individual(s) concerned by the council.

Yours faithfully,

Trevor R Nunn

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From: Chris Hoskins
Wolverhampton City Council

9 February 2009

Dear Mr Nunn,

Thank you for your request for information which we received on 14
January 2009. In that request, you asked for the following information:

During the last five years how many times has the Local Government
Ombudsman (as a result of investigating a complaint against
Wolverhampton City Council) brought to the attention of the council
the fact that a member of Wolverhampton City Council staff had
misled them, lied to them or done anything else to hinder their
investigation. If they have what disciplinary action was taken
against the individual(s) concerned by the council.

I am pleased to inform you that Wolverhampton City Council have not
received any.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to
your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our
decision, please write to:

Amy Hardiman
FOI & Corporate Complaints Coordinator
Wolverhampton City Council
Civic Centre, St Peter's Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 1SH
[Wolverhampton City Council request email]

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have
exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the council. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely,

Chris Hoskins
Customer Relations Assistant | Communications Team | Office of the Chief
Executive
Wolverhampton City Council
Tel: (01902) 554498 | Fax: (01902) 550117
E-mail: [email address]
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Trevor R Nunn left an annotation (13 August 2009)

I submitted this FOI request to every English Council. I have now collated the results and the full story can be read here

http://ombudsmanwatchers.org.uk/evidence...

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