Mental Health / Mental Capacity Act

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Dear Local Government Ombudsmen,

Please would you kindly let me know

1. Your procedures for investigating councils who fail to follow the mental capacity act code of practice.

2. What guidance is there for monitoring mental health discrimination and human rights abuse by local authorities.

3. What training do your staff have on mental health and issues relating to vulnerable adults / children and the mental capacity act?

4. What disciplinary procedures do you have for rude and discourteous staff and how can the public complain about such staff.

5. How can the public get in direct contact with the ombudsman?

Yours faithfully,

Dr [name removed] [name removed]

Foi Officer, The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

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Mr j morgan left an annotation ()

You can write to the Ombudsman, but she doesnt acknowledge that you have. (I sent mine named and addressed to her by recorded delivery and it was signed for but I never had any reply)
The ombudsman investigators will probably make sure that you do not succeed. I always reco that you explore other avenues for fairness, impartiality and injustices as in my opinion and that of many others the ombudsman office or the foi doesnt know the meaning of the words.

http://howsleepingdogslie.blogspot.co.uk/

Dear Local Government Ombudsmen,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Local Government Ombudsmen's handling of my FOI request 'Mental Health / Mental Capacity Act misuse and discrimination.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/m...

There had been no response in a timely way.

I understand your legal department may be advising the ombudsman to discriminate and ignore mentally ill service users due to their lack of legal representation to get away with scandalous decisions.

Yours faithfully,

[name removed] [name removed]

Foi Officer, The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

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Foi Officer, The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

Dear Dr [name removed]

You only made your request on 2 February. We will respond within the statutory time target of 20 working days, which is by 28 February. I apologise for not sending an acknowledgment before. I hope to get a response to you this week.

Yours sincerely

Hilary Pook
Information & Records Manager | DL: 020 7217 4734 |
Local Government Ombudsman's office |
www.lgo.org.uk |
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From: [name removed] [name removed] [mailto:[FOI #195732 email]]
Sent: 13 February 2014 07:47
To: Foi Officer
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Mental Health / Mental Capacity Act

Dear Local Government Ombudsmen,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Local Government Ombudsmen's handling of my FOI request 'Mental Health / Mental Capacity Act misuse and discrimination.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/m...

There had been no response in a timely way.

I understand your legal department may be advising the ombudsman to discriminate and ignore mentally ill service users due to their lack of legal representation to get away with scandalous decisions.

Yours faithfully,

[name removed] [name removed]

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Dear Dr [name removed]

I attach a letter in response to the request below.

Yours sincerely

Hilary Pook
Information & Records Manager | DL: 020 7217 4734 |
Local Government Ombudsman's office |
www.lgo.org.uk |
-----Original Message-----
From: [name removed] [name removed] [mailto:[FOI #195732 email]]
Sent: 02 February 2014 21:46
To: Foi Officer
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Mental Health / Mental Capacity Act

Dear Local Government Ombudsmen,

Please would you kindly let me know

1. Your procedures for investigating councils who fail to follow the mental capacity act code of practice.

2. What guidance is there for monitoring mental health discrimination and human rights abuse by local authorities.

3. What training do your staff have on mental health and issues relating to vulnerable adults / children and the mental capacity act?

4. What disciplinary procedures do you have for rude and discourteous staff and how can the public complain about such staff.

5. How can the public get in direct contact with the ombudsman?

Yours faithfully,

Dr [name removed] [name removed]

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[name removed] (Account suspended) left an annotation ()

LB Croydon, YMCA and SLaM have orchestrated a campaign against a vulnerable person to evict her from her accommodation not due to antisocial behaviour or rent arrears but because of age, mental health and disability discrimination. This is clearly a public interest disclosure as LB Croydon have failed to meet their statutory duties by refusing to investigate how a vulnerable 62 year old can be threatened with the 'locks being changed' and being made homeless on the street.

I have asked the Archbishop of York, President if the YMCA, the charities commission, PHSO, housing ombudsman, health care agency and members of parliament as well as LB Councillors to look into this.

To date the response has been polite but ineffective. In which time a homeless vulnerable person will have been kicked out on the streets by YMCA.

Please help.

[name removed] (Account suspended) left an annotation ()

The LGO appear use vulnerable non capacitous patients to their advantage by dropping cases to better the statistics.

It is clear that a best interest meeting with family and interested parties happen in those circumstances to assess whether it is in the complainants best interests.

LGO fail to do this which discriminates against mentally ill patients.

Dear Local Government Ombudsmen,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Local Government Ombudsmen's handling of my FOI request 'Mental Health / Mental Capacity Act'.

Recent decisions regarding a vulnerability adult and assumed lack of capacity despite no valid psychiatry involvement was made with mental health matters ignored by your team. What extra care and support do mentally ill patients get to assist with their case?

If a patient lacks capacity, is what is the statutory law used by LGO to decline direct subject access requests?

Does this bias and restriction of evidence prejudice a mentally ill patients case and defy human rights law by saying complainants are too mentally unwell to complain or even to ask for records even if the family and next of kin feel it is in their best interests?

Is withholding these records held by LGO unlawful and open to judicial review?

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/m...

Yours faithfully,

[name removed] [name removed]

Foi Officer, The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

This is to acknowledge receipt of your email. If you are making a request for information, you should get an acknowledgement from us within the next 2-3 days with a reference number and a date by which we will respond to your request. Please note, however, that this address is only for use in relation to requests for information made under the Freedom of Information Act and subject access requests made under the Data Protection Act. If your email is in relation to a new complaint please follow this link to a complaint form<http://www.lgo.org.uk/forms/ShowForm.asp...> or call 0300 061 0614 to speak to one of our Advisers, as the FOI Officer cannot deal with your complaint.

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Mr j morgan left an annotation ()

So sorry of your plight. I suffered similarly. the lgo and foi. They are not interested in truth.

follow the link below to see the measure of people you are dealing with. they are a disgrace and should be abolished and then taken to court.

perhaps the local media will get involved.

http://local-government-ombudsman-lgo.bl...

Lisa Evans, The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

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Dear Dr [name removed]

 

Please see attached letter from Heather Lees, Commission Operating
Officer.

 

 

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Foi Officer, The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

Dear Dr [name removed]

I understand that Ms Lees has said the new questions in your email below should be treated as a new request. This is to acknowledge this fact, and to acknowledge that we are already beyond the 20 working day period for responding to a request. We will provide a response to your new questions as quickly as we can. I will try and get a response to you before Easter.

Yours sincerely

Hilary Pook
Information & Records Manager | DL: 020 7217 4734 |
Local Government Ombudsman's office |
www.lgo.org.uk |

-----Original Message-----
From: [name removed] [name removed] [mailto:[FOI #195732 email]]
Sent: 21 February 2014 04:17
To: Foi Officer
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Mental Health / Mental Capacity Act

Dear Local Government Ombudsmen,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Local Government Ombudsmen's handling of my FOI request 'Mental Health / Mental Capacity Act'.

Recent decisions regarding a vulnerability adult and assumed lack of capacity despite no valid psychiatry involvement was made with mental health matters ignored by your team. What extra care and support do mentally ill patients get to assist with their case?

If a patient lacks capacity, is what is the statutory law used by LGO to decline direct subject access requests?

Does this bias and restriction of evidence prejudice a mentally ill patients case and defy human rights law by saying complainants are too mentally unwell to complain or even to ask for records even if the family and next of kin feel it is in their best interests?

Is withholding these records held by LGO unlawful and open to judicial review?

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/m...

Yours faithfully,

[name removed] [name removed]

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Dear Dr [name removed]

I attach a letter and enclosure in response to the new questions you raised below.

Yours sincerely

Hilary Pook
Information & Records Manager | DL: 020 7217 4734 |
Local Government Ombudsman's office |
www.lgo.org.uk |

Dear Local Government Ombudsmen,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Local Government Ombudsmen's handling of my FOI request 'Mental Health / Mental Capacity Act'.

Recent decisions regarding a vulnerability adult and assumed lack of capacity despite no valid psychiatry involvement was made with mental health matters ignored by your team. What extra care and support do mentally ill patients get to assist with their case?

If a patient lacks capacity, is what is the statutory law used by LGO to decline direct subject access requests?

Does this bias and restriction of evidence prejudice a mentally ill patients case and defy human rights law by saying complainants are too mentally unwell to complain or even to ask for records even if the family and next of kin feel it is in their best interests?

Is withholding these records held by LGO unlawful and open to judicial review?

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/m...

Yours faithfully,

[name removed] [name removed]

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