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Bassetlaw District Council
Queen's Buildings,
Potter Street,
Worksop, Notts, S80 2AH
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Complaints, Compliments and Suggestions

Please note - Grass cutting verges Complaints

Grass cutting verges complaints/enquiries – please contact Nottinghamshire County Council (Highways)

tel: 0300 500 8080 or e-mail: enquiries@nottscc.gov.uk

Putting the Customer First

You can read our Complaints, Compliments and Suggestions Policy.

 

Bassetlaw District Council work very hard to give you the services you need.  The best way of doing this is by listening to you when we get things right - or wrong.

Exceptions to our Complaints Procedure

  • If you want to tell us about litter, fly-tipping, street cleaning, refuse collection, or the condition of an open/green space including trees/grass verges and you haven't told us about this before, this is a request for service and you should contact the following:

 

  • To complain about a Councillor please see the information given on our Local Councillors page of this website.

 

  • If your complaint is about street lighting, pavements or road issues, Nottinghamshire County Council are responsible for these areas, please visit their Report a Road Problem page of their website for further information.

Complaints relating to Freedom of Information Requests

If you are dissatisfied with the response that you have received to a Freedom of Information Request you are entitled to request an internal review of the matter within the Council's complaints procedure.

 

The matter will be addressed by the Council's Legal Services Team who will provide a response within 20 working days of receipt of the complaint. Should you remain dissatisfied with the internal review you have the further right to complain to the Information Commissioner or by writing to Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Tel: 06125 545745. E-mail:mail@ico.gsi.gov.uk

 

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We want you to tell us if......

You think we've done something well

You think we've done something wrong

You have any comments about our services

 

How to go about it...

We have made it easy for you to have your say.  You can:-

 

Complaints and Consultation Officer

Bassetlaw District Council

Queen's Buildings

Potter Street

Worksop

Notts S80 2AH

A1 Housing Tenants

If you are an A1 Housing tenant and wish to make a complaint, compliment or suggestion about your property, please contact the A1 Housing Customer Services Team.

 

A1 Housing Bassetlaw Ltd

Carlton Forest House

Hundred Acre Lane

Worksop

Notts S81 0TS

 

 

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Translation

If you require translation or interpretation of any of our services then please contact 01909 533473.

Our Promise to you .....

We will acknowledge receipt of your comment within 5 working days

We will answer all complaints/suggestions within 15 working days

We will use plain language

We will give you a contact name and telephone number

We will.....

Listen to you

Put things right if they go wrong

Take action as soon as possible at any stage

Keep you informed

Improve our services to meet with your needs 

What happens if I'm not happy with the response to my complaint at stage 1?

We will arrange for the matter to be reviewed under the next stage, (stage 2) of the complaints procedure by the Chief Executive of the Council.

Local Government Ombudsman

If after receiving a response from the Chief Executive (stage 2), you are still not satisfied, you may send your complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman.  Further information on how to do this will be provided in your stage 2 response.

 

The address for the Local Government Ombudsman is:

 

Local Government Ombudsman

PO Box 4771

Coventry

CV4 OEH

 

Tel: 0300 061 0614 or 0845 602 1983

 

Complainants who wish to make an electronic complaint can now visit our website and use our online form.

 

Fax: 024 7682 0001

Text ‘call back’ to 0762 480 429

 

You can download a Local Government Ombudsman complaint form by visiting the Local Government Ombudsman website.

 

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Annual Reports for Complaints

 

 
Last Updated - 16/04/2013