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Complaints policy and procedure

In this section

  1. Scope and introduction
  2. Aims and objectives
  3. What is a complaint?
  4. Anonymous complaints
  5. What is the time limit for making complaints?
  6. How complaints can be made?
  7. News articles and social media comments
  8. Who can make a complaint?
  9. You are here: Our complaints process
  10. Stage 1 complaints (investigation)
  11. Stage 2 complaints (further investigation and review)
  12. Resolving complaints
  13. Working with other agencies
  14. The Ombudsman
  15. Complaints spanning more than one service area
  16. Receiving the same complaint from a customer and an MP, Councillor, or other agencies
  17. Meeting our customer's needs
  18. Responding to unacceptable behaviour
  19. Creating a positive complaints culture
  20. Performance reporting and self-assessment
  21. Review
  22. Getting in touch with us
  23. Appendix A - Housing Ombudsman Complaint Handling Code Self Assessment
  24. Appendix B - Annual Complaints Report

Our complaints process

9.1    Our priority is to resolve complaints ‘first time right’ and as soon as they come to our attention. 
9.2    There are two stages to our complaints process: 

  • Stage 1 – Investigation  
  • Stage 2 – Further Investigation and Review

 

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