Complaint reporting

At Dundee and Angus College we take all complaints seriously and each one received is treated with the attention and care that it deserves, and in line with our Complaints Policy and Procedure.

This is based on the Scottish Public Sector Ombudsman’s (SPSO) Model Complaint Handling Procedure for the Further Education Sector. We routinely analyse the complaint figures, investigation outcomes and trends, using these as a tool for continuous improvement.

2022/2023

Quarter 2 of 2022/2023

The information below shows the complaints handled by Dundee and Angus College for Quarter 2 of the 2022/2023 academic year. The report examines collated data relating to complaints received within the period 1 November 2022 - 31 January 2023.

Q2 2022/23

Summary
Total number of complaints received 22
% of total complaints upheld 50.0
% of total complaints partially upheld 0.0
% of total complaints resolved 13.6
% of total complaints not upheld 36.4
Stage 1 complaints
Number of Stage 1 complaints  12
% of Stage 1 complaints fully upheld 66.7
% of Stage 1 complaints partially upheld 0
% of Stage 1 complaints resolved 8.3
% of Stage 1 complaints not upheld 25.0
% of Stage 1 complaints closed within 5 working days 100 
Average time in days to close Stage 1 complaints  3.3
Stage 2 complaints
Number of Stage 2 complaints  10
% of Stage 2 complaints fully upheld 50.0
% of Stage 2 complaints partially upheld 12.5
% of Stage 2 complaints resolved 12.5
% of Stage 2 complaints not upheld 25.0
% of Stage 2 complaints closed within 20 working days 100
Average time in days to close Stage 2 complaints 13.9
Escalated complaints
Number of Stage 2 complaints that were escalated from Stage 1  2
% of escalated complaints fully upheld 100
% of escalated complaints partially upheld 0
% of escalated complaints resolved 0
% of escalated complaints not upheld 0
% of escalated complaints closed within 20 working days 0
Average time in days to close escalated complaints 18.0

 

Quarter 1 of 2022/2023

The information below shows the complaints handled by Dundee and Angus College for Quarter 1 of the 2022/2023 academic year. The report examines collated data relating to complaints received within the period 1 August 2022 - 31 October 2022.

Q1 2022/23

Summary
Total number of complaints received 36
% of total complaints upheld 38.9
% of total complaints partially upheld 2.8
% of total complaints resolved 27.8
% of total complaints not upheld 30.5
Stage 1 complaints
Number of Stage 1 complaints  28
% of Stage 1 complaints fully upheld 39.3
% of Stage 1 complaints partially upheld 0
% of Stage 1 complaints resolved 32.1
% of Stage 1 complaints not upheld 28.6
% of Stage 1 complaints closed within 5 working days 100 
Average time in days to close Stage 1 complaints  3.6
Stage 2 complaints
Number of Stage 2 complaints  8
% of Stage 2 complaints fully upheld 50.0
% of Stage 2 complaints partially upheld 12.5
% of Stage 2 complaints resolved 12.5
% of Stage 2 complaints not upheld 25.0
% of Stage 2 complaints closed within 20 working days 87.5 
Average time in days to close Stage 2 complaints 14.3
Escalated complaints
Number of Stage 2 complaints that were escalated from Stage 1  4
% of escalated complaints fully upheld 75.0
% of escalated complaints partially upheld 0
% of escalated complaints resolved 0
% of escalated complaints not upheld 25.0
% of escalated complaints closed within 20 working days 100
Average time in days to close escalated complaints 9.3

 

2021/2022 

Complaints handled by Dundee and Angus College from 1 August 2021 – 31 July 2022

During this year there were 102 complaints raised, an increase of 21 complaints from 2020/2021 where we received a total of 81.

67.6% of complaints were Stage 1* complaints with 94.2% being closed within 5 working days.

32.4% were Stage 2** complaints and 87.9% of these were closed within 20 working days. The average time to close a Stage 1 complaint was 3.7 days and for Stage 2 this was 14.5 days.

29.4% of all complaints were upheld, 7.8% were partially upheld, 15.7% were resolved and 47.1% were not upheld.

For further details please see the charts below and the Complaint Summary 2021 - 2022.

Total 2021/22, 102 complaints received:

Summary
Total number of complaints received 102
% of total complaints upheld 29.4
% of total complaints partially upheld 7.8
% of total complaints resolved 15.7
% of total complaints not upheld 47.1
Stage 1 complaints
Number of Stage 1 complaints  69
% of Stage 1 complaints fully upheld 30.4
% of Stage 1 complaints partially upheld 1.4
% of Stage 1 complaints resolved 17.4
% of Stage 1 complaints not upheld 50.7 
% of Stage 1 complaints closed within 5 working days 94.2 
Average time in days to close Stage 1 complaints  3.7 
Stage 2 complaints
Number of Stage 2 complaints  33
% of Stage 2 complaints fully upheld 27.3
% of Stage 2 complaints partially upheld 21.2
% of Stage 2 complaints resolved 12.1
% of Stage 2 complaints not upheld 39.4
% of Stage 2 complaints closed within 20 working days 87.9 
Average time in days to close Stage 2 complaints 14.5
Escalated complaints
Number of Stage 2 complaints that were escalated from Stage 1  15
% of escalated complaints fully upheld 13.3
% of escalated complaints partially upheld 26.7
% of escalated complaints resolved 13.3
% of escalated complaints not upheld 46.7
% of escalated complaints closed within 20 working days 100
Average time in days to close escalated complaints 14.3

2020/2021

Complaints handled by Dundee and Angus College from 1 August 2020 – 31 July 2021

During this year there were 81 complaints raised, a slight increase of 5 complaints from 2019/2020 where we received a total of 76.

83% of complaints were Stage 1* complaints with 87% being closed within 5 working days.

17% were Stage 2** complaints and 79% of these were closed within 20 working days. The average time to close a Stage 1 complaint was 4 days and for Stage 2 this was 16.5 days.

38.3% of all complaints were upheld, 7.4% were partially upheld, 2.5% were resolved and 51.8% were not upheld.

Total 2020/21, 81 complaints received:

Summary
Total number of complaints received 81
% of total complaints upheld 38.3
% of total complaints partially upheld 7.4
% of total complaints resolved 2.5
% of total complaints not upheld 51.8
Stage 1 complaints
Number of Stage 1 complaints  67
% of Stage 1 complaints fully upheld 40.3
% of Stage 1 complaints partially upheld 4.5
% of Stage 1 complaints resolved 3.0
% of Stage 1 complaints not upheld 52.2 
% of Stage 1 complaints closed within 5 working days 86.6 
Average time in days to close Stage 1 complaints 
Stage 2 complaints
Number of Stage 2 complaints  14
% of Stage 2 complaints fully upheld 28.6
% of Stage 2 complaints partially upheld 21.4
% of Stage 2 complaints resolved 0
% of Stage 2 complaints not upheld 50.0
% of Stage 2 complaints closed within 20 working days 78.6 
Average time in days to close Stage 2 complaints 16.5
Escalated complaints
Number of Stage 2 complaints that were escalated from Stage 1  5
% of escalated complaints fully upheld 0
% of escalated complaints partially upheld 0
% of escalated complaints resolved 0
% of escalated complaints not upheld 100
% of escalated complaints closed within 20 working days 100
Average time in days to close escalated complaints 16.5 

2019/2020

Complaints handled by Dundee and Angus College from 1 August 2019 – 31 July 2020

The information below shows the complaints handled by Dundee and Angus College from 1 August 2019 – 31 July 2020. During this year there were 76 complaints raised, a reduction of 17 complaints from 2018/2019 where we received a total of 93.

Total 2019/20, 76 complaints received:

Stage 1 complaints
Number of Stage 1 complaints  57
Number of Stage 1 complaints closed within 5 working days  49
Number of complaints where an extension to the 5 working days timeline was authorised 2
Number of Stage 1 complaints still open 
Number of Stage 1 complaints fully upheld  20 
Number of Stage 1 complaints partially upheld 
Average time in working days to resolve Stage 1 complaints  2.95 
Stage 2 complaints
Number of Stage 2 complaints  19
Number of Stage 2 complaints closed within 20 working days  15
Number of complaints where an extension to the 20 working days timeline was authorised 2
Number of Stage 2 complaints still open 
Number of Stage 2 complaints fully upheld 
Number of Stage 2 complaints partially upheld 
Average time in working days to resolve Stage 2 complaints  16 
2019/20 graphs

 

*Stage 1 Front-line resolution for straightforward complaint issues. These are handled by our staff who are closely involved with the concern raised. We aim to respond to Stage 1 complaints within 5 working days.

**Stage 2 Investigation of more serious or complex complaints or where the complainant is not satisfied with the response to a complaint at Stage 1. An Investigating Officer is identified to investigate and examine the facts in relation to the concern(s) raised. The outcome should be notified to the complainant within 20 working days.

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