LGO Individual Decisions

33,513 published decisions from the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman (Jan 2022–Feb 2026). The Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman investigates complaints about councils and registered social care providers in England. Source: lgo.org.uk.

33,513
Total Decisions
11,687
Investigated
9,465
Upheld
81%
Upheld (of investigated)
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Showing 199 results matching "London Tribunals"

London Borough of Redbridge (25-000-420)
Transport And Highways Upheld
Decision date: 20 Jul 2025 · Redbridge Council
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to pay Mr X’s costs as it was ordered to do by London Tribunals. This is because the Council has agreed to pay the costs, apologise to Mr X and pay him £100 for his time and trouble. This provides a suitable remedy for the complaint and it is therefore unlikely investigation would achieve significantly more for Mr X.
London Borough of Merton (25-007-103)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 9 Jul 2025 · Merton
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate Mr B’s complaint that the Council wrongly issued him with a Penalty Charge Notice for an alleged parking contravention. This is because it is reasonable for Mr B to put in formal representations, and if needed, appeal to London Tribunals.
London Borough of Merton (25-006-688)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 6 Jul 2025 · Merton
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate Mr B’s complaint about a Penalty Charge Notice he received for an alleged parking contravention. This is because it is reasonable for Mr B to put in an appeal to London Tribunals.
London Borough of Lewisham (25-002-251)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 1 Jul 2025 · Lewisham Council
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about Penalty Charge Notices because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify investigating and Miss Y has a right of appeal to the Traffic Enforcement Centre and the London Tribunals which it is reasonable to expect her to use.
London Borough of Ealing (25-006-110)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 26 Jun 2025 · Ealing Council
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate Mr B’s complaint about a Penalty Charge Notice he received for an alleged parking contravention. This is because it is reasonable for Mr B to put in formal representations, and if needed, appeal to London Tribunals.
London Borough of Redbridge (25-003-154)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 26 Jun 2025 · Redbridge Council
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about a parking penalty charge notice as since Miss X appealed it to London Tribunals, the matter is no longer within our remit.
Royal Borough of Greenwich (25-002-670)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 24 Jun 2025 · Royal Borough of Greenwich
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about parking penalty charge notices as Mr X could have appealed to London Tribunals.
London Borough of Croydon (25-002-195)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 23 Jun 2025 · London Borough of Croydon
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about Penalty Charge Notices because it is reasonable to expect Miss Y to go to the Traffic Enforcement Centre and the London Tribunals to appeal the matter.
London Borough of Havering (25-001-767)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 22 Jun 2025 · London Borough of Havering
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about Penalty Charge Notices because it is reasonable to expect Miss Y to approach the Traffic Enforcement Centre and the London Tribunals about the matter.
London Borough of Southwark (25-005-496)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 18 Jun 2025 · Southwark Council
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs B’s complaint about a Penalty Charge Notice for an alleged parking contravention. This is because it is reasonable for Mrs B to make formal representations, and if needed, put in an appeal to London Tribunals.
London Borough of Lewisham (25-001-004)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 11 Jun 2025 · Lewisham Council
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about Penalty Charge Notices because it is reasonable to expect Mr Y to approach the Traffic Enforcement Centre and then London Tribunals.
Transport for London (25-001-960)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 10 Jun 2025 · Transport for London
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a penalty charge notice. This is because it would have been reasonable for Mr X to use his right of appeal to London Tribunals.
London Borough of Lambeth (25-000-707)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 5 Jun 2025 · London Borough of Lambeth
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about penalty charge notices issued by the Council. This is because it would have been reasonable for Mrs X to appeal to London Tribunals.
Transport for London (25-000-956)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 1 Jun 2025 · Transport for London
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about Transport for London’s handling of Mr X’s correspondence about a penalty charge notice. This is because it would have been reasonable for Mr X to appeal to London Tribunals. Any injustice resulting from Transport for London’s delay is also not significant enough to warrant investigation.
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (25-000-806)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 28 May 2025
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s issue of a penalty charge notice and its handling of his appeal against the notice. This is because Mr X has used his right of appeal to London Tribunals and the law does not allow us to investigate the Council’s conduct as part of the appeals process.
London Borough of Ealing (25-003-616)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 28 May 2025 · Ealing Council
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We cannot investigate Ms C’s complaint that the Council did not give proper consideration to her representations about a Penalty Charge Notice she received. This is because Ms C put in an appeal to London Tribunals.
London Tribunals (25-000-807)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 28 May 2025
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint about London Tribunals’ handling of his appeal against a penalty charge notice. This is because the complaint concerns the way the adjudicators considered Mr X’s case and reached their decision on the appeal and the only way to challenge this is by Judicial Review at the High Court.
London Borough of Waltham Forest (25-000-342)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 26 May 2025 · Waltham Forest Council
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We cannot investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of a penalty charge notice from March 2024. This is because Mrs X has appealed to London Tribunals and applied to the court to cancel the Council’s escalation of the case. The Council reissued the penalty charge notice in February 2025 but has since said this was an error. Its cancellation of the PCN provides a suitable remedy for this issue and we would not therefore recommend anything more for Mrs X.
Westminster City Council (25-003-268)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 22 May 2025 · Westminster Council
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate Mr B’s complaint that the Council wrongly issued him with a Penalty Charge Notice for an alleged parking contravention. This is because it is reasonable for Mr B to put in an appeal to London Tribunals.
Transport for London (25-001-636)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 21 May 2025 · Transport for London
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a penalty charge notice for a moving traffic contravention as it is reasonable to expect Mr X to appeal it to London Tribunals.
London Borough of Havering (25-003-187)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 21 May 2025 · London Borough of Havering
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate Miss B’s complaint that she was wrongly issued with a Penalty Charge Notice for an alleged parking contravention. This is because it is reasonable for Miss B to put in an appeal to London Tribunals.
London Borough of Enfield (25-002-621)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 19 May 2025 · Enfield Council
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate Mr B’s complaint about a Penalty Charge Notice for an alleged parking contravention. This is because it is reasonable for him to put in an appeal to London Tribunals.
London Borough of Redbridge (25-002-435)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 13 May 2025 · Redbridge Council
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate Mr C’s complaint about a Penalty Charge Notice he received for an alleged parking contravention. This is because it was reasonable for Mr C to put in an appeal to London Tribunals.
London Borough of Hounslow (24-022-824)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 12 May 2025 · London Borough of Hounslow
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a Penalty Charge Notice because it is reasonable to expect Mr Y to approach the Traffic Enforcement Centre and the London Tribunals about the matter.
London Borough of Redbridge (24-021-667)
Transport And Highways Other
Decision date: 11 May 2025 · Redbridge Council
Subject: Parking And Other Penalties
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about his parking permit. This is because the injustice he claims stems from several penalty charge notices issued by the Council and it would have been reasonable for him to challenge these by appealing to London Tribunals.
Upheld
9,465
LGO found fault with the organisation complained about.
Not Upheld
2,222
Complaint investigated but no fault found.
Closed / Other
21,826
Closed after initial enquiries, resolved early, or withdrawn.

Investigated Decisions Over Time

Excludes 21,826 closed after initial enquiries. Quarterly, by outcome.

Annual Complaints (LGO-wide)

Official annual statistics across all organisations

Year Received Investigated Upheld Upheld %
2024-25 39,320 8,596 7,104 82.6%

Decisions by Sector

Sectors by Upheld Rate

Which sectors have the highest upheld rate?

Sector Decisions Upheld Rate
Education 5,609 3,193 57%
Adult Care Services 5,168 2,094 41%
Transport And Highways 4,050 306 8%
Housing 4,021 1,407 35%
Planning 3,380 395 12%
Children S Care Services 3,280 792 24%
Environment And Regulation 3,201 592 18%
Benefits And Tax 2,378 405 17%
Other Categories 1,968 118 6%
Health 458 163 36%

Organisation Accountability

Top 20 organisations by upheld rate (minimum 5 investigated decisions). Based on 11,687 investigated decisions (excludes 21,826 closed after initial enquiries). Benchmark: 81% average across all investigated decisions. Sparklines show annual decision volumes 2022–2026.

# Organisation Trend Investigated Upheld Not Upheld Upheld Rate vs avg
1 Care UK Community Partnerships Limited 10 10 0 100% +19pp
2 Three Rivers District Council 9 9 0 100% +19pp
3 Broxbourne Borough Council 7 7 0 100% +19pp
4 St Albans City Council 7 7 0 100% +19pp
5 Burnley Borough Council 6 6 0 100% +19pp
6 Runnymede Borough Council 6 6 0 100% +19pp
7 Adur District Council 5 5 0 100% +19pp
8 Rutland County Council 5 5 0 100% +19pp
9 Vale Of White Horse District Council 5 5 0 100% +19pp
10 Swindon Borough Council 23 22 1 96% +15pp
11 Somerset Council 129 122 7 95% +14pp
12 North East Lincolnshire Council 21 20 1 95% +14pp
13 Essex County Council 421 392 29 93% +12pp
14 Derbyshire County Council 136 126 10 93% +12pp
15 Blackpool Borough Council 14 13 1 93% +12pp
16 London Borough of Lambeth 153 140 13 92% +11pp
17 London Borough of Barking & Dagenham 59 54 5 92% +11pp
18 Warrington Council 13 12 1 92% +11pp
19 Eastbourne Borough Council 12 11 1 92% +11pp
20 London Borough of Southwark 139 126 13 91% +10pp
All-organisation benchmark 81%