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.
We are Scotland's Ombudsman
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) is the final stage for complaints about councils, the National Health Service, housing associations, colleges and universities, prisons, most water providers, the Scottish Government and its agencies and departments and most Scottish authorities.
Complaints
Information about how to make a complaint and what happens to your complaint in our office
Submit a complaint
Begin your complaint using our secure online complaint form
For Organisations
Information about the Model Complaints Handling Procedures for individual sectors under our remit and resources to support public service organisations in handling complaints
Findings
Browse or search our database of complaint findings across all sectors under our remit.
