Complaints and feedback

We are committed to listening to the views of our residents to improve the services we provide.

Our complaints and feedback process allows you to voice your concerns about our services or to let us know when we have done something well.

Send us positive feedback about a service or staff member

We share any positive feedback or compliments received with the appropriate manager to share with their staff member(s) or service.

Complain about a service

We define a complaint as an expression of dissatisfaction by a member of the public about a council action or service. You may feel dissatisfied because you feel we have:

  • Failed to provide a service
  • Not provided a service to an acceptable standard
  • Delayed in providing a service
  • Made a mistake in the way we provided a service or made a decision
  • Given incorrect or misleading information
  • Been rude, unhelpful or demonstrated inappropriate behaviour
  • Provided poor or inadequate facilities
  • Failed to act in accordance with the law or our own policies
  • Provided a biased and / or unfair service

Make a complaint

If you wish to make a complaint, please complete our online form below.

We aim to respond to all complaints within 20 working days.

Services / areas with separate complaints processes

If you wish to make a claim for compensation, you must provide us with a formal letter of claim. This letter must contain the following information:

  • Date and time of incident
  • Precise location
  • What happened
  • The losses being claimed for
  • Why you hold us (the council) responsible

You can either email your letter to Vicky.Bird@peterborough.gov.uk or post it to:

Insurance Department
Peterborough City Council
Sand Martin House
Bittern Way
Fletton Quays
Peterborough
PE2 8TY

Complaints policy

We have two policies about how we handle complaints:

Escalate your complaint

As detailed in our complaints policy, our complaints process consists of two stages.

  • Stage One - a service manager (or other appropriate person) with knowledge of the service you have complained about investigates your complaint
  • Stage Two - following on from Stage One, if you are unhappy with the response to your complaint, you can request a review of your complaint by a manager who is independent of the service your complaint is about

If you are still unhappy with our response and you have exhausted our complaints process,  you can refer your complaint to the Ombudsman.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman investigates complaints about councils. It is independent of the council and has similar powers to a High Court Judge. It can investigate a complaint, order the disclosure of documents, or make findings of ‘maladministration'.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman will usually only consider a complaint after it has been through our Complaints Procedure and you are still dissatisfied.

Visit the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman website.

Complaints Team
Peterborough City Council
Sand Martin House
Bittern Way
Fletton Quays
Peterborough
PE2 8TY

Email: complain@peterborough.gov.uk
Telephone: 01733 296331