Customer Information leaflet - Disability and Carers Service - Gov.uk

Customer Information
Sometimes our answer will take more than 1½ weeks .
We will tell you the reason for this and when we expect
to send a full answer .
Our answer will tell you what to do if you are still
unhappy .
In some cases the Chief Executive may answer your
complaint .
If you are still unhappy with the way we have handled
your complaint following the Chief Executive’s reply
then you may be able to ask the Independent Case
Examiner to investigate . The Chief Executive’s response
will tell you how to do that .
The service offered by the Independent Case Examiner
is totally free and impartial .
You can also, at any time contact your Member of
Parliament who may be able to send your complaint to
the Parliamentary Ombudsman .
However, the Ombudsman would normally expect you
to tell us first that you are unhappy and allow us the
opportunity to sort out the problem . The Ombudsman
will not normally become involved in a complaint until
we, and the Independent Case Examiner, have had a
chance to respond .
We aim to send a full reply to letters from Members of
Parliament within 3 weeks of getting them .
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