HC Deb 02 February 1994 vol 236 c799W
Mr. Robert Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what sanctions govern the enforcement of rulings arrived at by the local government ombudsman on complaints from the public.

Mr. Baldry

A local authority which declines to comply fully with the remedies imposed by the ombudsman must publish a statement of its reasons for failing to implement the report in local newspapers at its own expense, together with a statement about the matter provided by the ombudsman.