{"id":5860,"date":"2026-03-11T16:18:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ombudesk.com\/?p=5860"},"modified":"2026-04-09T17:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:25:28","slug":"scottish-public-services-ombudsman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ombudesk.com\/en\/2026\/03\/11\/scottish-public-services-ombudsman\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish Public Services Ombudsman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5860\" class=\"elementor elementor-5860\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8cf84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b8cf84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d26cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4d26cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spso.org.uk\/\">Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO)<\/a> handles complaints about public services in Scotland. The organisation is independent and the complaints are free. Their service covers three different categories: public service, welfare fund and whistleblowing.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spso.org.uk\/making-complaint\">Click here to make a complaint<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Telephone<\/strong><\/span>: <span class=\"absaraLightsmall\">0800 377 7330<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Address<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p><p>Scottish Public Services Ombudsman<br \/>Bridgeside House<br \/>99 McDonald Road<br \/>Edinburgh<br \/>EH7 4NS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) handles complaints about public services in Scotland. The organisation is independent and the complaints are free. Their service covers three different categories: public service, welfare fund and whistleblowing. 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