Office closure

Our offices will be closed for visitors on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 February 2024 and will reopen on Friday 1 March 2024. You can still make a complaint via our online form but we will not be able to respond until we reopen.

Complaints briefing note

The Improvement Service (IS, the national improvement agency for local government in Scotland) and SPSO have revised and updated a complaints briefing note for elected members. The briefing note emphasises how complaints should be used to identify concerns with service design and delivery, and support improvements. It includes a 10-point checklist of essential questions.

To download the elected member briefing note, visit the Elected Member Guidance and Briefings page of the IS website.

Updated: December 3, 2018