Legal advice
The council does not provide legal advice to residents or local businesses. However, the legal advice pages include links to organisations which do. It also has information about its Financial Deputies and Appointees Service (previously known as Receiverships) and Powers of Attorney.
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Data protection and Freedom of Information
These pages include information about the Data Protection Act and the Council's Data Protection Policy, and the Freedom of Information Act, and the Council's Freedom of Information Act Publication Scheme.
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Information on equal opportunities
This page includes has links to the Council's Equal Opportunities Policy and related documents, as well as links to government organisations working for Equal Opportunities.
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Anti-fraud and corruption policies
This section has copies of the Council's policies on anti-fraud and corruption, whistle-blowing, and what to do if you think someone is committing fraud.
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Youth offending
This section includes details of the Council's work with partners, and the new procedures are being used to reduce youth offending.
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Popular links
- Anti fraud advice and guidance
- Community legal services
- Equal opportunities
- Fair processing
- Legal advice
- Receiverships
Complaints about the council
Information about our Corporate Complaints process is provided in the Council and Democracy pages. You can also complain online.
There is a separate statutory scheme for certain types of complaints about Social Services.
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» Make a complaint online
» More about the statutory Social Services Complaints Scheme