Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Complaints
Commons · Question 9393 · Tabled 12 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many complaints were awaiting determination by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman at the end of each of the last five financial years.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 16 Jun 2026
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is operationally independent of central government, and the Ombudsman is accountable directly to Parliament for the use of their investigatory powers. The Department does not routinely collect performance inf...