Tag: council
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Open Letter to Rt. Hon. BRIDGET PHILLIPSON MP, Secretary of State for Education
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by Civic Watcher
Re: Urgent concerns over unlawful conduct, maladministration, and breakdown of accountability at Surrey County Council in the management of their statutory SEND responsibilities. June 2025 Dear Rt. Hon. Bridget Phillipson, MP, We are writing to you today not as professionals, politicians, or campaigners — but as parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs…
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The Cost of Silence: A Closer Look at Surrey’s Approach to Complaint Handling and Accountability
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by Civic Watcher
We’re taking a slight departure from our usual data analysis work to address some growing, urgent concerns regarding reported changes in Surrey County Council’s approach to managing complaints that have emerged since our last analysis reports were published. Firstly, we make no apologies for our relentless focus on the management of complaints in Local Government.…
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A Forensic Review: Breakdown in Governance at Surrey County Council’s Audit and Governance Committee
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by Civic Watcher
Data Extracted from; Local government complaint reviews – Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (‘Complaints Decided’ by Local Authority, 2021-2024) At Measure What Matters, our mission is to track local government performance, simplify key metrics, and promote transparency and accountability. Following our previous analysis of Surrey’s Troubling Education Complaint Crisis; this forensic review of Surrey…
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