Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Annual Review of Local Government complaints in England for 2022-2023, published on 26 July 2023, on trends in the number of upheld complaints for (a) special educational needs and disabilities provision for children and young people, (b) adult care services and (c) housing.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman's Annual Review of Local Government Complaints forms one part of the wider intelligence on the health of the local government sector, including on emerging trends, which the Ombudsman provides the Department. We are grateful for the Ombudsman's ongoing valuable work to improve public services.