Recent statements in this category are shown below:
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Lincolnshire County Council (24 016 052)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 25-Feb-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s actions concerning Mr X’s contact with his children. Doing so would not lead to any worthwhile outcome. This is because we could not make any recommendations concerning contact arrangements. Only a court can order fresh contact arrangements. It would therefore be reasonable for Mr X to use his right to go to court to resolve the matter.
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Herefordshire Council (24 016 808)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 25-Feb-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s assessment of Mr X’s child’s case. The complaint is about a Section 7 court report, which the law prevents us investigating, and related matters that are not separable from the court proceedings.
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Lancashire County Council (24 017 740)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 25-Feb-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s actions in its Children’s Services involvement with his family. This is because there is no sign of fault in the Council’s decision not to consider his complaint whilst there are ongoing court proceedings.
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Essex County Council (24 017 904)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 25-Feb-2025
Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about information that the Council provided during court proceedings. The law prevents us from investigating complaints about what happened in court.
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Halton Borough Council (24 015 416)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 24-Feb-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about where her grandchild is living. It is unlikely we could say any Council fault directly caused Z to be living with their father.
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Sheffield City Council (24 015 897)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 24-Feb-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the court’s decision following a child protection enquiry. We cannot investigate what happened in court and Miss X can reasonably go back to court to challenge the existing orders.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 24-Feb-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council’s Local Authority Designated Officer dealt with a concern. This is because the complaint is made late and there is no good reason to exercise discretion and consider it now.
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Cheshire East Council (24 017 459)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 24-Feb-2025
Summary: We cannot investigate Miss X’s complaint about her children being removed from her care because it lies outside our jurisdiction. The law prevents us from investigating complaints about matters that are being considered in court. We have no discretion to do so.
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Peterborough City Council (24 015 714)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 20-Feb-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a child protection enquiry because investigation would not achieve the outcome the complainant is seeking, and there is another body better placed than the Ombudsman to consider the matter.
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Derbyshire County Council (24 015 769)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 19-Feb-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way an Initial Child Protection Conference was conducted. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault by the Council, and it would be reasonable for Mr X to apply to the courts if he wishes to have different contact arrangements with his children.