Woman assaulted overseas told: ‘carry on with your holiday and enjoy it’ by Foreign Office
29 April 2022
A woman who reported a sexual assault overseas was “treated with contempt” and failed by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the public services watchdog has found. Ms B contacted FCDO to report that she had been raped while...
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Health and social care watchdogs release joint guidance to tackle common mistakes seen in the aftercare of mental health in-patients
8 April 2022
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) and the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) have released new guidance to tackle common and repeated mistakes seen in the aftercare of patients receiving support under the Mental Health Act. PHSO...
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Ombudsman responds to findings of Ockenden report
31 March 2022
Commenting on the findings of the report by Donna Ockenden into serious failings in maternity care at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust, Ombudsman Rob Behrens, said: These women and their families were let down by shocking levels of maternity care...
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Environment Agency’s failure to correct permit error caused prolonged suffering to small family business, Whitehall watchdog finds
30 March 2022
The Environment Agency (the Agency) caused prolonged suffering and years of uncertainty to a South-West family business when it refused to fix mistakes made during an application to harness a renewable energy source. Brothers Steve and Ewan Earl run a...
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New central Government Complaint Standards will improve outcomes for all
21 March 2022
Public services would be significantly improved if complaints made about central Government departments were easier to make and quickly resolved, the public sector watchdog has said, as new Complaint Standards are unveiled by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. Published...
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