Friday 16 October - Sunday 18 October: Complaint form offline

The supplier of our case management system has confirmed that they are experiencing a significant technical issue.

At present, we have no access to the case management system and we are currently unable to take new Public Service Complaints or provide updates on cases. We are planning on the basis that this could continue for a period of time including next week.

Please be assured we are doing all we can and will provide updates on our website.

For an all service update: Service update | SPSO

How we put things right

If we find a problem, as well as putting things right for you, we want to make sure the same thing doesn’t happen to someone else. This is why we sometimes make recommendations after looking into a complaint. We follow up rigorously on every recommendation to make sure it is carried out.

Here are some examples :

  • a proper written apology
  • review a decision
  • change a process
  • put in place a procedure they should have had
  • comply with their complaints process

For further information, please see our Redress Policy here.

Sharing learning

We publish our reports to share the learning from complaints and help service providers improve.  You can search our online reports to read examples of our findings and recommendations.

For help searching reports phone our communications team on 0131 240 2990.

 

Updated: June 16, 2025