Complaint details are analysed for trend information to ensure we identify service failures and take appropriate action. Regularly reporting the analysis of complaints information helps to inform management of where your services need to improve.
We publish on a quarterly basis the outcome of complaints and the actions we have taken in response.
Indicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 complaints in timescale | 315 | 88% |
Stage 2 complaints in timescale | 53 | 75% |
Overall complaints in timescale | 368 | 86% |
Improvement actions this quarter included:
- A complaint concerning a pupil rezoned from a Dunfermline to an Inverkeithing school with concerns raised about the distance and difficulty the pupil would encounter of a morning on the busy route to use school transport had the bus route amended so that it now comes nearer the address of the complainant.
- Communication procedures and better record keeping were introduced into a local school following a complaint from a parent that they had not been adequately informed about events that affected their child.
Indicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 complaints in timescale | 558 | 86% |
Stage 2 complaints in timescale | 92 | 90% |
Overall complaints in timescale | 650 | 87% |
Improvement actions this quarter included:
- A complaint concerning continual delays and rescheduling of repairs to solar panels with the tenant left to expedite the contractor through email saw the Council change the manner they will progress outstanding work with this contractor.
- The Housing applications process was considered and revised with additional quality assurance measures added following a complaint that an application from a homeless person was delayed based upon unclear content recorded onto the application form. Potential application form issues will be more readily identified following this change.
Indicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 complaints in timescale | 463 | 89% |
Stage 2 complaints in timescale | 72 | 75% |
Overall complaints in timescale | 535 | 87% |
Improvement actions this quarter included:
A complaint concerning the location of goal posts in a local play park will be moved accordingly to avoid ball strikes to a nearby building’s window. More reasonable consideration of such an issue to be incorporated into the planning of parks in future.
Back To TopIndicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 complaints in timescale | 746 | 90% |
Stage 2 complaints in timescale | 113 | 82% |
Overall complaints in timescale | 859 | 89% |
Improvement actions this quarter included:
The discharging procedure for glass collection vehicles was changed following complaints about glass fragments left on a road and liable to cause punctures. Glass collection vehicles are now steam cleaned to remove traces of glass shards that were falling into the road.
Back To TopIndicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 complaints in timescale | 487 | 89% |
Stage 2 complaints in timescale | 80 | 86% |
Overall complaints in timescale | 567 | 88% |
Improvement actions this quarter included:
The letter templates used with planning enforcement were updated to provide additional clarity. This ensures that developers are aware of their responsibility in the initial letter that planning permission should have been obtained where an unauthorised development is in conflict with a land use policy of Fife Council’s development plan.
Back To TopIndicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 complaints in timescale | 778 | 89% |
Stage 2 complaints in timescale | 100 | 76% |
Overall complaints in timescale | 878 | 88% |
Improvement actions this quarter included:
Bereavement Services have improved upon practice in the event of damage to graves during routine grounds maintenance where a pro-forma will capture details of any accidental damage, date, times and location therefore allowing Service administrators to contact any families to discuss any accidental damage when necessary in advance of bereaved families finding such damage of their own accord.
Back To TopIndicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 complaints in timescale | 565 | 84% |
Stage 2 complaints in timescale | 72 | 90% |
Overall complaints in timescale | 637 | 85% |
Indicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 complaints in timescale | 688 | 85% |
Stage 2 complaints in timescale | 76 | 75% |
Overall complaints in timescale | 764 | 84% |
Indicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 complaints in timescale | 497 | 78% |
Stage 2 complaints in timescale | 87 | 70% |
Overall complaints in timescale | 584 | 77% |
Indicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 complaints in timescale | 547 | 84% |
Stage 2 complaints in timescale | 83 | 71% |
Overall complaints in timescale | 630 | 83% |
Indicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 complaints in timescale | 733 | 86% |
Stage 2 complaints in timescale | 113 | 73% |
Overall complaints in timescale | 846 | 84% |
Indicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 complaints in timescale | 591 | 84% |
Stage 2 complaints in timescale | 86 | 80% |
Overall complaints in timescale | 677 | 84% |
Indicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 complaints in timescale | 600 | 86% |
Stage 2 complaints in timescale | 122 | 77% |
Overall complaints in timescale | 722 | 84% |
Indicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 | 599 | 86.3 |
Stage 2 | 125 | 73.6 |
Overall | 724 | 84.1 |
Indicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 | 607 | 86.8 |
Stage 2 | 126 | 66.7 |
Overall | 733 | 83.4 |
Indicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 | 543 | 87.8 |
Stage 2 | 134 | 75.4 |
Overall | 677 | 85.4 |
Indicator | Volume | % in timescale |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 | 524 | 86,3 |
Stage 2 | 135 | 73,3 |
Overall | 659 | 83,6 |