View source for Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

"We look at individual complaints about councils, all adult social care providers (including care homes and home care agencies) and some other organisations providing local public services." (extract from their website)

==Decisions==
See [[:Category:LGO decisions]]

==See also==
*{{lsum|Health Act 2009}}
*{{lsum|Health Act 2009 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010}}

==Old note==
The LGO has a new power, with effect from 1/10/10, to investigate complaints about privately-arranged and funded adult social care (in addition to the pre-existing power in relation to complaints about care arranged and funded by local authorities). See their website for details.

==External links==
[https://www.lgo.org.uk/ LGO website]

*[https://www.lgo.org.uk/adult-social-care/ LGO 'Adult social care' page]

*[http://www.lgo.org.uk/news/2010/oct/new-complaints-service-self-funded-adult-social-care/ LGO, 'New complaints service launched for ‘self-funded’ adult social care', 4/10/10] (dead link)

*[http://www.lgo.org.uk/publications/fact-sheets/complaints-about-adult-care-services/ LGO, 'Fact Sheet S1: Complaints about adult care services' (updated 1/3/12)] (dead link)

*[http://www.lgo.org.uk/publications/fact-sheets/complaints-about-residential-care/ LGO, 'Fact Sheet S3: Complaints about councils that arrange and fund residential care placements' (updated 1/3/12)] (dead link)