Darlington.gov.uk - click to go to the home page DBC Logo


MD+ this

Complaints, compliments and comments

Corporate complaints

Corporate complaints, compliments and comments procedure

Adult social care

Adult social care complaints, compliments and comments procedure

Children’s social care

Children’s social care complaints, compliments and comments procedure

Members complaints

Arrangements under which allegations that a member or co-opted member can be considered.(Localism Act 2011)

Housing

Housing complaints, compliments and comments procedure

Public health

Public health complaints, compliments and comments procedure

Our aim is to put you, the customer, first and provide you with the best possible service. It is important that you have the opportunity to tell us what you think about the services we provide. You can tell us when we get things right, make comments about the things we do and suggest new ways of doing things. You can also tell us when we get things wrong so we can put them right. 

Using the Council’s complaints procedures is one way you can do this. How we deal with your complaint will depend on which service it is about. 

Contact us

We have tried to make it as easy as possible for you to tell us what you think. If you know the member of staff who delivers your service you can speak to them about the problem.

You can also:

How do we define a complaint?

“When someone tells us they are not happy about a service or something we have or have not done has had an impact upon them”

We understand that sometimes it is difficult to complain.  If you need to make a complaint we will take your concerns seriously. We will treat you fairly and with respect and you can be confident that you will not receive a poorer service as a result. If we uphold your complaint you can expect an apology and for us to put things right quickly. What we ask in return is that you treat our staff with respect.

Annual reports

2016/2017

2015/2016

2014/2015

2013/2014

2012/2013

2011/2012

2010/2011

2009/10