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Children's social care complaints policy

This policy explains how we handle complaints about children's social care.

  1. Introduction
  2. Our commitment
  3. What a complaint is
  4. Who can complain
  5. What you can complain about
  6. What you cannot complain about
  1. How to make a complaint
  2. Advocacy and support
  3. The statutory complaints process
  4. Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
  5. Learning and improvement
  6. Contact details

What you can complain about

You can complain about:

  • services provided or not provided by Children's Social Care
  • the quality or appropriateness of services
  • decisions made about a child or family
  • the conduct of staff or people working on behalf of the council
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