Written questions

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...