Author : Great Britain: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780102964097
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (64 download)
Book Synopsis Environmentally unfriendly by : Great Britain: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Download or read book Environmentally unfriendly written by Great Britain: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-01-20 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman, Mrs D, and her son complained that the Environment Agency, Lancashire County Council and Rossendale Borough Council had failed to take appropriate action against a neighbour who was tipping, burying and burning large quantities of waste illegally, blocking public footpaths and intimidating anyone trying to use them. The activities, carried out over a period of seven years, made the landscape, which had been a local beauty spot, unrecognisable, made it impossible for her and her son to live peacefully in their family home; and may well have caused long-term damage by polluting the land and local water supplies. The Parliamentary Ombudsman and Local Government Ombudsman jointly investigated and fully uphold the complaint, finding maladministration, by all three bodies, that caused considerable injustice over a lengthy period. The Ombudsmen make five recommendations in relation to the complaint, including making good the financial loss on the value of the property, estimated at £35,000 by the District Valuer, and paying £60,000 compensation for the distress caused. In addition, the Environment Agency and Lancashire County Council should put in place an agreement on how to work together on illegal waste matters.
