Corporate Development, Comments and Complaints

Corporate Development, Comments and Complaints
The NEELB is committed to improving the quality of services it provides to all users. We recognise that our customers and clients expect courtesy, promptness, an understanding of the level and types of service available and how they can make suggestions or complaints to improve service quality.
 
We believe that people who receive services provided by NEELB deserve a high level of service and we want everyone to be satisfied with the services we provide. In an operation our size, however, things sometimes do go wrong. We hope it does not happen very often but when it does we need to know about it so that we can put it right or perhaps change our procedures to prevent the same thing happening to someone else.
 
If you are not satisfied with the service you have received from us, we want to hear from you. This page outlines our comments and complaints procedure and tells you how to make a complaint.
 
What is a Complaint?
 
A complaint is defined as; "an expression of dissatisfaction made by a customer about operational or policy matters which requires a response."
 
This expression of dissatisfaction could stem from a customer’s perception that the Board has:
 
  • failed to do something we agreed to do

  • done something wrong

  • acted unfairly or discourteously

  • provided a service that is below the approved standard
 
What is a Comment?
 
A comment is a statement from a customer that:
 
  • highlights a part of the service that could be improved

  • tells the Board when it is doing thing right
 
Practices and Procedures
 
To help customers make a comment or a complaint the “How to Put Things Right” leaflet is available from Board HQ Offices, public libraries and youth offices and other board locations.
Comments and complaints can be made using any one of the following methods:
 
  • in person

  • in writing

  • by fax

  • by e-mail

  • by telephone

  • via comment cards

  • by commenting on-line
 
Additional information regarding complaints is also available in the Board’s Customer Services and Standards Booklet which is displayed in all HQ offices, public libraries and Board locations.

 
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The Board provides education, youth and library services for the people of the North Eastern part of Northern Ireland. We try to give the best service possible but there may be times when you feel that you have not been dealt with as well as you would wish. If this is the case we would like to know and to have the opportunity to put matters right.