Richmondshire District Council
Annual statistics ?Find out more about annual statistics
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Complaints upheld
100% Complaints upheld by Richmondshire District Council
100% of complaints we investigated were upheld.
This compares to an average of n/a in similar authorities.
1 upheld decision
View upheld decisionsStatistics are based on a total of 1 investigations for the period between 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
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Compliance with Ombudsman recommendations
100% of cases were successfully implemented by Richmondshire District Council
100% of cases we were satisfied the Council had successfully implemented our recommendations.
This compares to an average of n/a in similar authorities.
Statistics are based on a total of 1 compliance outcomes for the period between 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
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Satisfactory remedies provided by the Council
0% Complaints with satisfactory remedy provided by Richmondshire District Council
In 0% of upheld cases we found the Council had provided a satisfactory remedy before the complaint reached the Ombudsman.
This compares to an average of n/a in similar authorities.
0 satisfactory remedy decisions
Statistics are based on a total of 1 upheld decisions for the period between 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
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Annual letters
We write to councils each year to give a summary of the complaint statistics we record about them,
and their performance in responding to our investigations.
Reports ?Find out more about reports
In the last nine years, the Ombudsman has published the following reports against Richmondshire District Council
No reports published
Service improvements ?Find out more about service improvements
Since April 2018, the Council has agreed to make the following improvements to its services following an Ombudsman investigation. We list up to 10 cases below – click ‘view all’ if there are more.
Case reference: 22 011 975
Category: Planning
Sub Category: Planning applications
- The Council says it has made service improvements following mistakes in its planning documents and giving incorrect advice. To prevent mistakes in future, the Council will provide evidence to the Ombudsman that it has carried out the following service improvements:introduce more thorough spot-checks of plans;reduce the number of applications per officer;remind officers at weekly team meetings of the importance of checking plan titles and revision numbers when listing plans.
Last updated: 4 April 2015