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What Do They Know FOI requests to the LGO We have added a second news page to the website displaying the latest Freedom of Information requests submitted to the Local Government Ombudsman using the What Do They Know Website.
Twitter now added to news page Just to refresh, any post submitted by anyone to this news input blog is automatically fed into the latest news page The latest 6 news items posted are shown on the news page but all posts are arch...
New LGO Jerry White’s replacement, Jane Martin, starts work on the Monday the 11th January 2009.
Some of the things our supporters have experienced regarding the organisation... They, lie to complainants ~ lie to Government Departments ~ lie to the public ~ collude with councils ~ fabricate documents ~ misinterpret statutes, policies and guides etc in favour of the council...
Number 10 petition website loses integrity! There are four main reasons why the majority of our supporters will no longer sign a petition about Local Government Ombudsmen hosted by the Number 10 petition website. (1) We have proof that durin...
New Local Government Ombudsman named Dr Jane Martin has been named as the preferred candidate for appointment as the next Local Government Ombudsman following a public competition.
shadowombudsman: RT @CarolineFW: 'DEFRA & the RPA doesn't get it in terms of ... shadowombudsman: RT @CarolineFW: 'DEFRA & the RPA doesn't get it in terms of customer service and complaint handling,' parliamentary ombudsman tells MPs.
shadowombudsman: RT @NHSConfed_MHN: Healthcare for people with #learningdisab... shadowombudsman: RT @NHSConfed_MHN: Healthcare for people with #learningdisabilities : Report from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman http:// ...
shadowombudsman: RT @EquitableVictim: Read it here: Parliamentary Ombudsman -... shadowombudsman: RT @EquitableVictim: Read it here: Parliamentary Ombudsman - Equitable Life: a decade of regulatory failure http://bit.ly/9RH6fA
shadowombudsman: @lgowatcher £43 billion pounds for waste of space organisati... shadowombudsman: @lgowatcher £43 billion pounds for waste of space organisations like the LGO. What a waste of money.
shadowombudsman: @melee678 Councils are not getting to grips with Human Right... shadowombudsman: @melee678 Councils are not getting to grips with Human Rights legislation because there is no one forcing them to get to grips with it?
shadowombudsman: @melee678 The DCLG protect the LGO and the LGO protect the c... shadowombudsman: @melee678 The DCLG protect the LGO and the LGO protect the councils and guess which department is responsible for councils. The DCLG.
lgowatcher: RT @localgoveditors: Martin takes over as leader of Essex http://... lgowatcher: RT @localgoveditors: Martin takes over as leader of Essex http://www.localgov.co.uk/index.cfm?method=news.detail&id=86288
lgowatcher: Read the January 2010 edition of the information Commissioner's n... lgowatcher: Read the January 2010 edition of the information Commissioner's newsletter here. http://is.gd/80j1U
lgowatcher: The end of the road for QUANGOS. Let's all hope so. http://is.gd/... lgowatcher: The end of the road for QUANGOS. Let's all hope so. http://is.gd/7ZSpQ
lgowatcher: Slowly slowly catchy LGO monkey. http://is.gd/7YfWr lgowatcher: Slowly slowly catchy LGO monkey. http://is.gd/7YfWr
lgowatcher: When the LGO avoid giving you all the information you know what t... lgowatcher: When the LGO avoid giving you all the information you know what to focus on. The information they didn't give you. http://is.gd/7YcBv
lgowatcher: Cambridge County Council have now visited my blog three times tod... lgowatcher: Cambridge County Council have now visited my blog three times today. Whilst Medway Council have visited twice today. http://is.gd/7XqbM
melee678: Are political sub-divisions (councils) to blame for decreasing mora... melee678: Are political sub-divisions (councils) to blame for decreasing moral standards within their areas?
melee678: What role does the Local Government Association play in ensuring th... melee678: What role does the Local Government Association play in ensuring their member councils act lawfully?
melee678: Department for Communities and Local Government reluctant to releas... melee678: Department for Communities and Local Government reluctant to release information on volume of complaints about the LGO
melee678: What role does the not widely known about quango - the Equalities a... melee678: What role does the not widely known about quango - the Equalities and Human Rights Commission play in regulating public authorities?
melee678: Local Councils not getting to grips with the Human Rights legislati... melee678: Local Councils not getting to grips with the Human Rights legislation in service provision and civic participation
melee678: Cabinet Minister in charge of the department (DCLG) that funds the ... melee678: Cabinet Minister in charge of the department (DCLG) that funds the LGO: John Denham Labour MP for Southampton Itchen www.communities.gov.uk
caebrwyn: RT @tweetmeme Carmarthenshire Planning Problems: Mr Humphreys Plann... caebrwyn: RT @tweetmeme Carmarthenshire Planning Problems: Mr Humphreys Planning Appeal, Felin Wen - Inspectors Opinion http://ow.ly/1oldBe
caebrwyn: RT @TheIndyNews: Former Auditor General of Wales arrested on porn c... caebrwyn: RT @TheIndyNews: Former Auditor General of Wales arrested on porn charges http://bit.ly/afwLNF
caebrwyn: RT @Politics_Cymru Mick Bates will be relieved of front bench dutie... caebrwyn: RT @Politics_Cymru Mick Bates will be relieved of front bench duties and Chair of the Sustainability Committee during investigation...
caebrwyn: RT @politicshomeuk Tory MP sues Standard for libel over expenses ar... caebrwyn: RT @politicshomeuk Tory MP sues Standard for libel over expenses article http://tinyurl.com/ygq9rpy
caebrwyn: WalesOnline Merthyr Council accused of gagging workers over low pay... caebrwyn: WalesOnline Merthyr Council accused of gagging workers over low pay for women row: http://bit.ly/bEDfeW via @addthis
caebrwyn: RT @lecanardnoir: Supr Court to examine what 'fair comment' means i... caebrwyn: RT @lecanardnoir: Supr Court to examine what 'fair comment' means in libel cases. significant. http://bit.ly/96s9LO #singhbca #libelreform
Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) Watcher [York office]
Exposing the unfair, biased, unaccountable and corrupt system of administrative justice in England.
Exposing the unfair, biased, unaccountable and corrupt system of administrative justice in England.
Tweet and Retweet now added to my blog I have recently started to twitter about the Local Government Ombudsman and the Administrative Justice System in general as part of that process I noticed that another blogger who blogs about prob...
LGO: Systemic Failure "If ombudsmen are to have a greater impact on ?getting decision-making right first time.' their focus should shift from the resolution of all individual complaints to a more strategic focus conc...
LGO: Forgot to use a proxy?
I challange the LGO, BIOA and the AJTC In the British and Irish Ombudsman's Association publication 'the ombudsman' issue 39 Walter Merricks, former Ombudsman at the Financial Ombudsman Service states, in an article called Reflections,
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Professors think LGO should not investigate individual complaints. "If ombudsmen are to have a greater impact on ?getting decision-making right first time.' their focus should shift from the resolution of all individual complaints to a more strategic focus concent...
LGO wrongly applying FOI exemptions to block valid requests When you submit a Freedom of Information to the Local Government Ombudsman they often (wrongly) use two exemptions in an attempt to block your request.
The first one is that the cost of extracting t...
Local Government Ombudsman Corruption & Cover Ups
Exposing how the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) deliberately cover up council maladministration, disregard their own published guidance on good administrative practice, condone council malpractice, conceal documented evidence of maladministration, and wilfully misrepresent facts to favour councils with the intent of perverting the course of justice. Exposing the blunders of inept, incompetent council officers, and the shenanigans they use to cover up maladministration and corruption.
Exposing how the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) deliberately cover up council maladministration, disregard their own published guidance on good administrative practice, condone council malpractice, conceal documented evidence of maladministration, and wilfully misrepresent facts to favour councils with the intent of perverting the course of justice. Exposing the blunders of inept, incompetent council officers, and the shenanigans they use to cover up maladministration and corruption.
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Local Government Ombudsman bias, deceit, corruption, and cover ups revealedHow the Ombudsman will deal with your complaint - Local Government Ombudsman deceit uncoveredGuidance on...
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Planning officer grants residential development on land a developer covenanted to gift to council as public open space
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The evidence the LGO conceal, the council maladminist...
(no title) Planning officers turn blind eye to football pitch destroyed by developer
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The evidence the LGO conceal, the council maladministration the LGO condone, and the council off...
(no title) Protected trees unlawfully felled - Tree Preservation Order shamPage ContentsWhat happened
The evidence the LGO conceal, the council maladministration the LGO condone, and the council officer's lies...
(no title) Council officers fail to enforce landscape planning conditions
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CORRUPT CAMDEN COUNCIL
?It goes to show how meaningless the awards that have been heaped on Camden are" (quote by Camden Council Leader Cllr Keith Moffitt)
?It goes to show how meaningless the awards that have been heaped on Camden are" (quote by Camden Council Leader Cllr Keith Moffitt)
Ironic Press Release? Help Camden Council crack down on scams Date: 01/02/10During February Camden Council is supporting a nationwide ?Scamnesty? campaign run by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), which aims to help end...
Camden Mayor arrested The mayor of Camden, Lib Dem cllr Omar Faruque Ansari was arrested at the town hall on Monday for alleged social benefit fraud. The BBC website carries the story HERE. Good timing eh what with th...
Sexual Abuse of Children http://news.sky.com/skynews'Sixty Sex Crimes Against Kids Every Day'
9:13am UK, Monday January 25, 2010
Neal Walker, Sky News Online
More than 21,000 child sex offences were recorded in...
Storm in a teacup? According to local media reports Lib Dem cllr Nick Russell caused a bit of a stir at Mondays (18 Jan 10) full council meeting by remarking (in the heat of the moment) that Conservative council mem...
2010 Camden Council Elections As the 6 May 2010 'camden council' elections approach ponder this if you decide its worth voting or not: whoever you vote for may well end up as an executive member who in turn may well be part of ...
Boosting morale Could this be the councils secret weapon in their fight against low staff morale? to be streamed 24/7 on all available screens through out the council?