Decision details
Complaints Annual Report 2024 - 2025
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To present the annual report regarding complaints performance in Brent Council for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 including a focus on the nature of complaints and the learning they provide to inform Brent’s future approach to service improvement
Decision:
Cabinet RESOLVED:
(1) To note Brent’s performance in managing and resolving complaints.
(2) To note and endorse Brent’s self-assessment against the Housing Ombudsman’s Complaint handling Code as detailed within Appendix D of the report.
(3) To approve the report being referred, as required, to the relevant Scrutiny Committee.
Eligible for call-in: Yes
Deadline for submission of call-in: 6pm on Monday 15 September 2025
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Contact: Amira Nassr, Deputy Director Democratic and Corporate Governance Email: amira.nassr@brent.gov.uk.
Report author: Amira Nassr
Publication date: 09/09/2025
Date of decision: 08/09/2025
Decided at meeting: 08/09/2025 - Cabinet
Effective from: 16/09/2025
Accompanying Documents:
- 14. Annual Complaints Report 2024-2025
PDF 879 KB - 14a. Appendix A - ASC Complaints Annual Report 2024-25
PDF 490 KB - 14b. Appendix B - CYP Complaints Annual Report 2024-25
PDF 404 KB - 14c. Appendix C - Table Comparing to other London LAs
PDF 128 KB - 14d. Appendix D - HMS Annual Complaints Performance and Service Improvement Report 2024-2025
PDF 571 KB - 14d(i). HMS report Appendix 1 - Housing Ombudsman’s performance report for Brent 2023-2024
PDF 632 KB - 14d(ii). HMS report Appendix 2 - Code Self-Assessment- July 2025
PDF 434 KB - 14d(iii). HMS report Appendix 3 - Spotlight on Knowledge & Information Management - Self-Assessment
PDF 205 KB - 14d(iv). HMS report Appendix 4 - Spotlight on Attitudes, Respect and Rights - Self-Assessment
PDF 157 KB - 14d(v). HMS report Appendix 5 - Brent Council Complaints Policy - July 2025
PDF 359 KB