Complaint, comment or compliment

Email us at: Customer.Care@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk

or telephone: 028 9244 7559.

What happens to my complaint?

Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council aims to resolve complaints as efficiently and effectively as possible. On receipt of your complaint, it will be acknowledged and directed to the appropriate department. We aim to resolve your complaint within five working days. If the matter cannot be resolved within the five working days, you will be advised of this and given a target date by which you will receive a full response.

What if I am not satisfied with the response?

Should you not be satisfied with the full response when you receive it, you can have the matter reviewed by the Director of the Department concerned. The Director will review the complaint and issue a full response within 20 working days.

Following the review by the Director, if you are still unhappy with the final response, you can pursue the matter by contacting:

N.I. Public Services Ombudsman
Progressive House
33 Wellington Place
Belfast
BT1 6HN
Tel: 028 9023 3821

Web: www.nipso.org.uk
Email: nipso@nipso.org.uk

The Ombudsman will expect complainants to exhaust the Council's procedure before carrying out any investigations.

Making a Complaint about the Conduct of a Councillor

All elected representatives serving on Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council must observe the Northern Ireland Local Government Code of Conduct for Councillors (the Code).

This Code sets out principles and rules of conduct which councillors must observe.

Should you have evidence that a councillor may have breached the Code of Conduct, you can complain to the Northern Ireland Local Government Commissioner for Standards (the Commissioner). The Commissioner is independent of government and the Council, and investigations are conducted at no cost to complainants.

You can obtain a complaint form, further information about making a complaint, and a copy of the Code from the Commissioner’s website.

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Further information and guidance is available in our Complaints Handling Procedure (PDF).