You should only use this form to make a complaint.
If you want to request a service or report a problem, such as a missed rubbish collection or a pothole, please visit our report or request services page instead. Your report will go straight to the right team who will be able to help.
Due to coronavirus (COVID-19) there may be a delay in investigating and answering your complaint.
We appreciate your support and understanding at this challenging time.
We’ll update our website as the situation develops.
When you are unhappy with our services you can make a complaint. The service will investigate your complaint and aim to reply within 10 working days. You will be told when a reply will take more than 10 working days and given a date to expect a reply.
North Somerset Council is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office for the purposes of processing personal data. The information you provide will be held and used in accordance with UK and European data protection law. For further details on how we use your personal information in the delivery of customer services, please read our full privacy notice. If you have any concerns about how your personal data is handled, please contact the data protection officer at DPO@n-somerset.gov.uk.
If you are unhappy with the outcome of your stage 1 complaint, you can ask the service director to investigate. She will aim to reply within 17 working days. To make a stage 2 complaint, you need to reply to the stage 1 complaint response that we have sent you. Please describe why you are not satisfied with the stage 1 response.
If you are not satisfied with the response from the service director you can send your complaint to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman. Before referring to the Ombudsman, you must have been through the first two stages in our complaints procedure.