Start Date - 15/10/24 Reference Number - 01/25/01-CWC-GB

Details of Community Issue - Councillor Greg Brackenridge falsely claiming to have served as a Royal Marine – breach of Councillor Code of Conduct. CWEF contacted City of Wolverhampton Council (CWC) to ask what action they would be taking. No response received, so after several weeks we submitted a formal complaint to Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO). 26/8/25 LGSCO suggested that CWC would reply by 4/9/25 – no response received, email sent to LGSCO.

Status - ongoing

 

Start Date - 1/2/25 Reference Number - 01/25/02-CWC/TJSSDP

Details of Community Issue - CWC not adhering to CWC Corporate Complaints Policy. CWEF wrote to CWC to raise a concern informally as per the complaints policy. After an initial acknowledgment, no reply was received from CWC. Final decision from LGSCO: ‘We do not consider the failure to follow the corporate complaint process has caused a significant personal injustice.’

Status - closed

 

Start Date - 27/8/25 Reference Number - 08/25/03-EMC

Details of Community Issue - Ethnic Minority Council (EMC)– request for a copy of their complaint’s policy and procedure. A request was made for a copy of EMCs complaints policy and procedure; a week later they sent a Complaints (enquiry form) but not their actual policy or procedure.

Status - ongoing

 

Start Date 17/11/25 Reference Number 11/25/04-CWC

Details of Community Issue - Criteria and process for becoming an elected councillor - rules around family member applications/appointments and safeguards around Council decision making committees/Full Council 

A request for information has been made to Democratic Services

Status - ongoing

 

Last updated 20/11/25

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