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West Lothian Council

SPSO (Scottish Public Services Ombudsman) Not Upheld Reference 201900641 Sector Local Government Category complaints handling Decided 01 June 2020

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Summary

C complained that the investigation of an alleged incident was not performed appropriately. C had been involved in the activities of a voluntary organisation which was commissioned to provide a service on behalf of the council. This organisation investigated the incident after C complained that a member of staff had lied about what happened.

We found that the organisation had provided an appropriately detailed statement of their reasons for not upholding C's complaint. Whilst C was unhappy that they were not interviewed as part of the process, we noted that there was no requirement for this under the complaint procedure and we did not find failings in this respect. We considered that the investigation was performed appropriately and we did not uphold this complaint.

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