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Item 14 - Appendix 1

West Dunbartonshire Council · 15 June 2022
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Appendix 1
West Dunbartonshire Council complaints closed 2020-21
2020-21 
Stage Outcome Group
West
Dunbartonshire
Council
Sector
Total
Advice Discretion – alternative
action proposed
0 1
Organisation not in
jurisdiction
0 1
Premature 10 244
Subject matter not in
jurisdiction
0 1
Unable to proceed 4 140
Total 14 387
Early
Resolution
Cause and impact test not
met (s 5 (3))
0 7
Discretion –   alternative
route used or available
1 7
Discretion –  Insufficient
benefit would be achieved
by investigation
1 85
Discretion – alternative
action proposed
2 17
Discretion - Good complaint
handling
10 291
Discretion – referred back 0 25
Member of the public test
not met (s 5 (6))
0 1
Premature 1 11
Right of appeal to
court/tribunal/Scottish
ministers (s 7 (8))
0 8
Subject matter not in
jurisdiction
0 23
Time limit (s 10) 0 7
Unable to proceed 1 21
Total 16 503
Investigation Fully upheld 0 29
Not upheld 1 22
Some upheld 1 12
Total 2 63
Total Complaints 32 953

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West Dunbartonshire Council complaints closed 2019-20
2019-20
Stage Outcome Group
West
Dunbartonshire
Council
Sector
Total
Advice Complaint - Not duly made or
withdrawn
6 248
Complaint - Out of jurisdiction
(discretionary)
0 1
Complaint - Out of jurisdiction
(non-discretionary)
0 8
Complaint - Outcome not
achievable
0 1
Complaint - Premature 5 233
Total 11 491
Early
Resolution
Not duly made or withdrawn 3 42
Out of jurisdiction
(discretionary)
2 49
Out of jurisdiction (non-
discretionary)
1 44
Outcome not achievable 0 29
Premature 1 34
Proportionality 7 462
Resolved 0 13
Total 14 673
Investigation Fully upheld 0 29
Not upheld 0 30
Resolved 0 1
Some upheld 0 25
Total 0 85
Total Complaints 25 1249