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WHITEHALL
Ombudsman report prompts fresh DoLS reform calls
By Dan Peters | 19 July 2017
Fresh calls have been made for urgent reforms to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) sys...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OMBUDSMAN
Keeping watch at the heart of democracy
By Heather Jameson | 19 July 2017
Local government is undergoing some of the most profound changes in its history. Heather Jameson ...
BUSINESS
Council is rapped over outsourcing care services
By Jamie Hailstone | 10 January 2017
The outgoing Local Government Ombudsman has warned local authorities they ‘cannot contract out ac...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Newham chief executive among New Year Honours
By Laura Sharman | 03 January 2017
Chief executives, directors and council leaders have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours li...
HEALTH
Vulnerable 'falling through cracks of fragmented system'
By Dan Peters | 22 December 2016
Vulnerable people are falling through the cracks of a fragmented health and social care system, t...
SCRUTINY
Ombudsmen welcome complaints system reform
By Sam Clayden | 05 December 2016
Ombudsmen have welcomed the Government’s proposed reforms to the ‘complex and fragmented’ complai...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OMBUDSMAN
Lessons from the Ombudsman
By Dr Jane Martin | 29 November 2016
As she steps down after seven years as Local Government Ombudsman, Dr Jane Martin reflects on the...
FINANCE
Home care complaints see 25% increase
10 November 2016
Complaints about the quality of home care in England have increased by 25% in the past year, new ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OMBUDSMAN
Councils take action after ombudsman criticism
By Laura Sharman | 25 August 2016
Two west London councils failed to work together effectively to support a woman at risk of domest...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Rise in upheld ombudsman complaints
By Jamie Hailstone | 28 July 2016
The proportion of complaints upheld by the Local Government Ombudsman has risen by 5%, according ...
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