Local Government Ombudsman
(asked on 6th February 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the effectiveness of the Local Government Ombudsman.
Answered by
Rishi Sunak
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government acts as the sponsor Department for the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO)
Governance arrangements are set out in a publicly-available Framework Document (https://www.lgo.org.uk/information-centre/about-us/others-we-work-with) and include quarterly Accounting Officer meetings, chaired by the Department’s Senior Sponsor and attended by the LGSCO’s Chief Executive, that cover performance, risk, finance and other key issues
The Ombudsman is independent of Government in all matters relating to the investigation, determination, reporting and remedy of complaints.