Slagging Off Your Local Council

[Garibaldi2]

I recently responded to a question on AB involving a local council complainant:-

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Law/Question1221148.html#answer-7786675

I advised against complaining about the council, if they are your landlord. I also stated that I regularly remind my local council that they are a corrupt and dishonest organisation.

This got me thinking whether any other Abers make such similarly disparaging remarks about/to their local council – and whether it provokes any reaction from the local council.

[tonywiltshire]

You can take action against a local Authority on certain grounds; I do not know what your complaint concerns.
Have you taken full information to a local firm of solicitors who are not connected to your LA?

[Garibaldi2]

I don’t think my complaint would fall into the category whereby I could take legal action against my local council – after all they are just refusing to investigate my complaint.

If you take a look at the LGO watch website you will find plenty of people who have suffered far worse than I at the hands of their local council (and the LGO).

http://www.ombudsmanwatch.org/

[tonywiltshire]

You may be thinking of LA (indemnity for members & officers) Order 2004, perhaps you have checked your complaint comes under this but if not please look at s6(B) and note that deliberate recklessness on the part of an officer is not covered.