๐ฆ Formal Complaint to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman – Concerning the Conduct of Ms. Jane Mountain and RBKC’s Institutional Refusal to Investigate
Filed under the documentation of professional malpractice, disability discrimination, and the solemn burial of procedural rights.
4 May 2025
To:
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
Subject: Formal Complaint Regarding the Conduct of Ms Jane Mountain – Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC)
๐ Dear Sir or Madam,
I submit, with due formality, this complaint concerning Ms. Jane Mountain,
a social worker employed by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC).
This complaint addresses:
Ms. Mountain’s own misconduct,
The Council’s refusal to investigate,
And the broader pattern of institutional evasion at RBKC.
๐ I. Background: The Visit, the Promise, the Vanishing Act
In July 2023, Ms. Mountain attended my home alongside Mr. Earl Bullhead.
During this visit:
I presented formal legal name change documentation for myself and my children;
Ms. Mountain photographed these documents and assured me of her assistance —
An assurance which, like so many from RBKC, quietly dissolved without action.
Subsequently:
Ms. Mountain co-authored an assessment containing multiple factual inaccuracies,
Chief among them, the false claim that I "yell at my children" —
Based on a deeply misinterpreted phone call with my abusive mother,
And grotesquely misrepresented as evidence of emotional harm.
Worse still:
This assessment was finalised and circulated without
My consultation;
My review;
Or my consent.
It was then withheld from me for three full months,
A delay RBKC has never sought to justify.
Falsehoods were thus embedded in official records, beyond my ability to contest.
๐ II. Medical Realities and Professional Impossibilities
I live with:
Eosinophilic asthma;
Muscle tension dysphonia,
Both of which:
Severely restrict my ability to speak under stress;
Render "yelling" not merely unlikely, but physiologically impossible.
These conditions:
Were formally documented;
Explicitly communicated to RBKC staff.
Ms. Mountain’s perpetuation of the allegation:
Ignored medical realities;
Violated the Equality Act 2010;
Demonstrated disability-based prejudice disguised as professional judgment.
๐ III. RBKC’s Response: Administrative Amnesia
On 24 March 2025, I lodged a formal complaint (Ref: 15083377), outlining these matters.
RBKC’s reply:
Declined investigation,
Citing the familiar — and legally tenuous — excuse that the events were "over 12 months old."
This position is:
Factually incorrect — my communications continued into the present;
Procedurally indefensible — the impact of the misconduct remains ongoing.
RBKC:
Failed to implement reasonable adjustments;
Failed to investigate credible concerns;
Failed, in short, to govern itself with even cursory compliance to law or conscience.
๐ IV. Grounds for Ombudsman Review
I respectfully request the Ombudsman investigate:
Maladministration, for the refusal to investigate substantiated allegations;
Breach of the Equality Act 2010, by denying reasonable adjustments;
Failure of procedural fairness, due to withheld assessments and exclusion from participation;
Ongoing harm, caused by the entrenchment of false narratives in professional records.
I am in possession of:
All correspondence;
Medical documentation;
Evidence of procedural failings.
These can be furnished upon request.
๐ฌ Closing Request
I await:
Confirmation of receipt of this complaint;
Notification of any further steps required to proceed.
I trust the Ombudsman will treat this matter with the gravity it commands.
๐ Yours,
With due and documented concern,
Polly