Comments, compliments and complaints (Easy Read)
Contents
- Comments, compliments and complaints (Easy Read)
- When you make a complaint
- If you are unhappy after stage 2
Comments, compliments and complaints (Easy Read)
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This policy tells you how to compliment, comment on or complain about a service we have provided.
Your feedback helps us make services better.
Types of feedback
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A service request is feedback for a service.
It could be about adding or improving a service.
It could also be about fixing a problem you have had.
A service request is not a complaint.
The service will handle a service request.
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A comment is a quick suggestion.
You can tell us how we are doing.
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A compliment tells us what we are doing right.
Compliments teach us how to improve.
What is a complaint?
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You may be unhappy with the service you have received.
This is called a complaint.
Some examples of complaints are:
- how you have been treated
- how much a service costs
- the quality of the service
How to share your feedback
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You can use the online form on our website.
Email us at [email protected]
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Write to us at Compliments, Comments & Complaints Team, One Angel Square, Angel Street, Northampton, NN1 1ED
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Ask your local Councillor or MP to raise it for you.
Last updated 21 August 2024