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<p>Local councils act independently of central government. They are accountable for
their actions to their electorate and there are mechanisms in place for local people
to hold councils to account. This means that any questions about spending decisions,
the delivery of services, or the performance of a council are for that council to
respond to. If local people remain unsatisfied with the response they receive from
the council they can contact the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman for advice.</p><p>In
respect of Freedom of Information requests, if a requester is unhappy with the response
of the local authority to their FOI requests, they can ask the independent Information
Commissioner to investigate.</p>
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