Gavin Williamson is urging us to make complaints to Ofsted if our poor beleaguered schools are not living up to expectations.
However, Gavin Williamson has, IMO, thrown our teaching staff under a bus on a regular basis throughout the pandemic. The latest idea being that teachers will now have to set, mark and justify exams to replace GCSEs and A'Levels this year.
AIBU to think that we should all complain about Gavin Williamson by contacting [email protected]
From the House of Commons complaints policy, you can complain about:
"the standard of service we provide
the behaviour of our staff
any action or lack of action by staff affecting an individual or group"
Did you know that you can also complain to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards about any named MP if they have broken the rules set out in paragraphs 11 to 18 of the House of Commons Code of Conduct.
Please email Kathryn Stone OBE at
[email protected]
You can complain on any of the following points:
11.Members shall base their conduct on a consideration of the public interest, avoid conflict between personal interest and the public interest and resolve any conflict between the two, at once, and in favour of the public interest.
13.The acceptance by a Member of a bribe to influence his or her conduct as a Member, including any fee, compensation or reward in connection with the promotion of, or opposition to, any Bill, Motion, or other matter submitted, or intended to be submitted to the House, or to any Committee of the House, is contrary to the law of Parliament.
14.Members shall fulfil conscientiously the requirements of the House in respect of the registration of interests in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. They shall always be open and frank in drawing attention to any relevant interest in any proceeding of the House or its Committees, and in any communications with Ministers, Members, public officials or public office holders.
15.Information which Members receive in confidence in the course of their parliamentary duties should be used only in connection with those duties. Such information must never be used for the purpose of financial gain.
16.Members are personally responsible and accountable for ensuring that their use of any expenses, allowances, facilities and services provided from the public purse is in accordance with the rules laid down on these matters. Members shall ensure that their use of public resources is always in support of their parliamentary duties. It should not confer any undue personal or financial benefit on themselves or anyone else, or confer undue advantage on a political organisation.
17.Members shall never undertake any action which would cause significant damage to the reputation and integrity of the House of Commons as a whole, or of its Members generally.
18.A Member must treat their staff and all those visiting or working for or with Parliament with dignity, courtesy and respect.
How to complain
6.Complaints must:
a)be submitted by an individual, whether a member of the public or a Member of Parliament. Complaints from organisations, or made on behalf of someone else, cannot be accepted; and
b)be in writing or by email, and provide the complainant’s name and full postal address; and
c)make clear in what respect the complainant believes that the Member may have breached the Code of Conduct and its associated rules. Allegations should be supported by sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of an inquiry
7.It is a basic courtesy that a Member making a complaint to the Commissioner should at the same time send a copy of the letter of complaint to the Member concerned.
I think there are many of us on here who feel utterly failed by this government. The many petitions are clearly ignored, so I think we need to use their own complaints structure to make some noise and make it clear how unhappy we are.