Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning,
Local Government and the Regions - Minutes of Evidence

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 5 April 2005.

Oral evidence

Taken before the ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee

on Tuesday 15 March 2005

Members present:

Mr Bill O'Brien, in the Chair

Andrew Bennett	Chris Mole
Mr John Cummings

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CONTENTS

Examination of Witnesses

Mr Jerry White, Local Government Ombudsman for England, Mrs Patricia Thomas, Local Government Ombudsman for England, and Mr Tony Redmond, Local Government Ombudsman for England, examined.

Question Number

1-19

20-39

40-59

60-79

80-99

100-119

120-130

Memorandum by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (LGO 01)

Memorandum by Stuart and Jane Carruthers (LGO 02)

Memorandum by Mrs W McLean (LGO 03)

Memorandum by Mr Trevor R Nunn (LGO 05)

Memorandum by Lt Col (retd) C. J. Piper (LGO 06)

Memorandum by Dr Anita Jennings (LGO 07)

Memorandum by Mr Gary Powell, LGOWatch (LGO 08)

Memorandum by Mr Hubert Taylor (LGO 09)

Memorandum by Pieter Grootendorst (LGO 10)

Memorandum from The Commission for Local Administration in England (The Local Government Ombudsmen) (LGO 11)

Supplementary memorandum from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (LGO 01(a))

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Prepared 7 April 2005