Ombudsman releases complaints data for the East Midlands for 2025-26
Complaints about local services in the East Midlands are among a record national total released today by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, as new data reveals it experienced a 33 per cent rise in complaints about English councils in 2025-26. The Ombudsman’s review of local government complaints reveals a sharp rise in its national caseload, with 27,625 complaints received in 2025-26, a 33 per cent increase on the previous year and the sharpest rise in more than a […]