Did you know we have a dedicated powers and duties tool?
Available to LG Inform Plus subscribers, it provides information on what current legislation gives English and Welsh councils the power to do and what it requires them to do in law. Advanced searching and filtering options make it easy to find specific powers and duties based on legislation, business function and keyword, and results are easily exported in commonly used formats.
Investigation result Circumstance collection
Injustice remedied during enquiries Circumstance
Investigations where the issue is remedied in the course of enquiries, so no final decision is required.
Investigation not justified & Other Circumstance
Investigations where the final decision is that further enquiries are not justified for any reason, such as that the injustice claimed does not warrant the public expense or that another organisation could deal with the matter better.
No or minor injustice & Other Circumstance
Investigations where the final decision is that any injustice caused does not justify the public expense of pursuing the matter further.
No power to investigate Circumstance
Investigations where it's concluded the law does not allow enquiries, such as personnel matters, and matters that affect all or most of the people living in a council's area.
No reason to use exceptional power to investigate Circumstance
Investigations which do not go ahead due to there not being sufficient reason to use powers to investigate.
Not enough evidence of fault Circumstance
Investigations where there is found to be insufficient evidence that the body complained against was at fault.
Report Issued Circumstance
Investigations where the a report is issued.
