Local government ombudsman
A Johnson made this Freedom of Information request to Hyndburn Borough Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to know,
a) how many findings of maladministration the local government ombudsman has made against your council over the last 10 years.
b) how many findings of maladministration your council, either in full or in part, has refused to accept.
c) 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.
Yours faithfully,
A Johnson (Mrs)
Dear Mrs Johnson
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
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2008.
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Lianne Williams
FOI Co-ordinator
Hyndburn Borough Council
Scaitcliffe House
Ormerod Street
Accrington
BB5 0PF
Tel: (01254) 380109
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to know,
a) how many findings of maladministration the local government
ombudsman has made against your council over the last 10 years.
b) how many findings of maladministration your council, either in
full or in part, has refused to accept.
c) 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.
Yours faithfully,
A Johnson (Mrs)
Thank you for your enquiry. In accordance with the Council's Retention Policy I am only able to confirm our records for complaints dealt with by the Ombudsman for the past six years and can tell you that there have been no findings of maladministration by the Local Government Ombudsman against our Council.
Susan Gardner
Member Services Officer
Hyndburn Borough Council
Scaitcliffe House,
Accrington.
Tel: 01254 380184
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to know,
a) how many findings of maladministration the local government
ombudsman has made against your council over the last 10 years.
b) how many findings of maladministration your council, either in
full or in part, has refused to accept.
c) 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.
Yours faithfully,
A Johnson (Mrs)
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