UK Central Government Complaint Standards Easy Read

3. Being thorough and fair

Complaints often involve lots of different opinions and feelings. It is important to find out all the facts.

People who investigate complaints will:

  • have enough training and time to do a good job

  • listen to the person making the complaint

  • find out about what happened, and what the person w ants to happen next

  • tell the person how long it will take to investigate the complaint

 

The person who investigates the complaint cannot have been involved in what happened.

If a complaint is about more than 1 organisation, they will work together to find out what happened.

All organisations will have a complaints procedure. This is about:

  • how to make a complaint

  • how complaints will be investigated

  • what will happen, and when

  • people who have been complained about will be told about what is happening. They will know where get support if they need it

  • how complaints will be investigated

  • what will happen, and when

  • people who have been complained about will be told about what is happening. They will know where get support if they need it