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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to implement Sir Geoffrey Chipperfield's 1995 recommendations and abolish Local Government Ombudsmen. More details

Submitted by Pauline Nunn – Deadline to sign up by: 10 October 2007 – Signatures: 441

Petition update, 22 November 2007

You signed a petition asking the Prime Minister to "implement Sir Geoffrey Chipperfield's 1995 recommendations and abolish Local Government Ombudsmen."

The Prime Minister's Office has responded to that petition and you can view it here:

http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page13825.asp

Prime Minister's Office

More details from petition creator

Sir Geoffrey Chipperfield recommended abolition of the LGO because they were an unnecessary institution whose work could best be carried out by other bodies. His report was subverted by the interference of the then LGO and its allies. Since then the LGO has demonstrably failed to improve the system, and continues to exclude the public interest from their remit. Irrefutable evidence of its dishonesty and bias has been gathered by LGOWatch since 2003. The LGO is counter-productive to effective management in local government and a blight on the human rights of citizens looking to this publicly funded institution to act in good faith. On the rare occasions when it is found, the intervention of the LGO tends to entrench maladministration rather than put a stop to it. The continuance of this office is not in the public interest.

Current signatories

Pauline Nunn, the Petition Creator, joined by:

  • Amy Hunter
  • Dr Tony Ashton
  • Paul Davies
  • A Johnson
  • David Sneath
  • Trevor R Nunn
  • Gary Powell
  • Ray Pearson
  • charlotte
  • Rita Grootendorst
  • James Dey
  • Stuart HARDWICKE CARRUTHERS
  • Lawrence Johnston
  • Sean Cassidy
  • Marie Broderick
  • Roger Lawson
  • Ann Jones
  • Christine Dignan
  • Jad Adams
  • Chris Wesley
  • john mckenna
  • Tony Carpenter
  • Victoria Jones
  • John Murphy
  • Howard Jones
  • Peter J Harry
  • Steve Hardcastle
  • Glyn Annell
  • Tracy Morgan
  • martin h dix
  • Carol Woods
  • anita m.jennings
  • Roseanne Kay
  • Thomas Kempster
  • John Bond
  • Paul Abraham
  • Denis Tither
  • Hamilton Brome
  • Dr Keith Tayler
  • James Hinds
  • Trevor Fairminer
  • Patricia Gravell
  • John W. Burley
  • wendy williams
  • Bernard Bowshall
  • Audrey Martin
  • Malcolm Debono
  • Theresa Ezekpo
  • Eric Krieger
  • Caswell Andrew
  • John Lewis
  • Elaine Kempster
  • Clive Mowforth
  • John Gardner
  • Gillian Hinds
  • Frances Hinds
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  • Jim Hinds
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