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Complaints and appeals

If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your Freedom of Information request you have the right to complain.

You can complain by writing to our Corporate Information Manager.

However, in order to handle your complaint efficiently it would help if you could include the following in your correspondence:

  • The Freedom of Information request reference we sent you
  • The date of the request and to whom it was made - This is important if you don't know the request reference
  • Your contact details

We will provide reasonable assistance to prepare a complaint such as helping you to write it down or locate the original request.

We will acknowledge your complaint within five working days of receipt, respond within 20 working days and inform you of our progress.

If you are dissatisfied with the way we respond, you can complain to the Director of Finance and Resources under our formal complaints procedure.

If you have gone through this procedure and are still dissatisfied you can take your complaint to the Information Commissioner.

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