Source · Ombudsman casework

PHSO Casework Decisions

4,026 published decisions 3,412 Health (NHS) 614 Parliamentary 18% upheld or partly upheld Range: Apr 2021–Jun 2026

Published casework decisions from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. PHSO selects a subset of completed investigations for publication — these 4,026 decisions represent approximately 1.3% of the 319,000 total complaints received across the same period. Source: decisions.ombudsman.org.uk.

Decisions

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Reference Organisation Jurisdiction Outcome Date
P-005416 UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
Mr A, on behalf of Mr B, complained the Windrush Compensation Scheme made factual and legal errors in assessing Mr …
UK Government Closed 18 May 2026
P-005301 UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
UKVI refused Captain A's wife's visa applications based on legally flawed arguments, failing to consider their exceptional circumstances and the …
UK Government Closed 27 Apr 2026
P-005079 UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
Mr A complained UKVI delayed returning his passport, causing delays to a fresh application, preventing him from entering the UK …
UK Government Closed 23 Mar 2026
P-005042 UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
Mr A complained UKVI wrongly refused his EU settled status application, made a technical error preventing him proving his right …
UK Government Closed 17 Mar 2026
P-003431 UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
Mr A complained UKVI wrongly refused his EU Settlement Scheme residency application, believing it was an incorrect decision that denied …
UK Government Closed 19 Mar 2025
P-003389 UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
Mrs D complained UKVI incorrectly applied a 'no recourse to public funds' condition to her leave to remain, preventing her …
UK Government Upheld 21 Feb 2025
P-003293 UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
Mr G complained UKVI incorrectly applied a 'no recourse to public funds' condition, making him ineligible for tax credits and …
UK Government Upheld 23 Jan 2025
P-003052 UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
Mr B complained about UKVI's excessive delay in completing an Administrative Review of his visa application, which impacted his employment, …
UK Government Closed 31 Oct 2024
P-002884 UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
Dr O complained UKVI refused to refund money paid for three applications for UK settlement and associated Immigration Health Surcharges.
UK Government Closed 11 Aug 2024
P-002511 UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
Mrs H complained about UKVI's over year-long delay in deciding her EUSS application, causing stress and preventing travel for her …
UK Government Partly upheld 14 Mar 2024
P-002338 UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
Mr I complained UKVI unfairly and unreasonably refused his partner's visitor visa twice, despite encouragement for a second application, causing …
UK Government Closed 20 Dec 2023
P-003833 UK Visas and Immigration
UKVI's 2015 refusal of leave to remain and 2016 removal from the UK breached his human rights, causing financial distress.
UK Government Closed 27 Sep 2023
P-003869 UK Visas and Immigration
Mr V complained UKVI refused to refund his legal costs after a successful administrative review. He argued this was due …
UK Government Not upheld 25 Jul 2023
P-001553 UK Visas and Immigration
Mrs I complained UKVI incorrectly placed her on a ten-year route to citizenship after her application, rather than the previous …
UK Government Closed 7 Sep 2022
P-001493 UK Visas and Immigration
Mrs K complained UKVI wrongly refused a visitor visa for her sister due to misunderstanding Iranian banking and family situation, …
UK Government Closed 22 Aug 2022
P-001463 UK Visas and Immigration
Mr K complained UKVI's Windrush Scheme wrongly refused his 'Right to Abode' despite his British citizen father and grandfather. He …
UK Government Closed 21 Jul 2022
P-001209 UK Visas and Immigration
Mr M complained UKVI provided misleading information, causing him to apply early and unsuccessfully for naturalised UK citizenship, resulting in …
UK Government Upheld 30 Nov 2021
P-001100 UK Visas and Immigration
Ms C disputed UKVI's handling of her 2012 permanent residence applications and argued UKVI offered insufficient redress for its incorrect …
UK Government Partly upheld 31 Aug 2021
P-001090 UK Visas and Immigration
Ms A complained UKVI's £250 remedy for its error in refusing her Indefinite Leave to Remain application was inadequate, seeking …
UK Government Upheld 23 Aug 2021
P-001065 UK Visas and Immigration
UKVI allegedly failed to process a spouse visa application within the priority timeframe, requested irrelevant documents, and delayed sending evidence …
UK Government Partly upheld 17 May 2021