Notes
1. Section 26(4) of the Local Government Act 1974 states that complainants should make a complaint to the Ombudsman within 12 months of first having notice of the matters alleged in the complaint.
2. R v Commissioner for Local Administration, ex p PH [1999] ELR 314; Scholarstica Umo v Commissioner for Local Administration in England [2003] EWHC 3202.
3. For further details on our approach, see Local Government Ombudsmen (Citation2005).