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hello,
I'm making submissions to the public services ombudsman in Scotland regarding my mother who died saying that the council care partnership was negligent and in my submissions I tell of a phone call I had with someone at the care partnership. The complaints reviewer has decided not to take anything further giving reasons that there was no evidence. When I asked what would be classed as evidence he said that the reason that he couldn't take things further was because I had only supplied circumstantial evidence so he needs more etc.
so I can ask for a review by the actual ombudsman but they can only change the decision for specific reasons like errors of law , more evidence , demonstrating how they made the error and things like that.
I had the conversation on the telephone , I defiantly did but the partnership are denying this.
my question is , are my statements circumstantial evidence ? Ive read different things on the web I've read that verbal evidence is direct evidence even if not substantiated etc. If I can say to the obudsman that what I've said is the truth and it's not circumstantial evidence I can maybe get her to change the decision by reviewing it and any help on this definition of evidence would be appreciated.
thanks David
I'm making submissions to the public services ombudsman in Scotland regarding my mother who died saying that the council care partnership was negligent and in my submissions I tell of a phone call I had with someone at the care partnership. The complaints reviewer has decided not to take anything further giving reasons that there was no evidence. When I asked what would be classed as evidence he said that the reason that he couldn't take things further was because I had only supplied circumstantial evidence so he needs more etc.
so I can ask for a review by the actual ombudsman but they can only change the decision for specific reasons like errors of law , more evidence , demonstrating how they made the error and things like that.
I had the conversation on the telephone , I defiantly did but the partnership are denying this.
my question is , are my statements circumstantial evidence ? Ive read different things on the web I've read that verbal evidence is direct evidence even if not substantiated etc. If I can say to the obudsman that what I've said is the truth and it's not circumstantial evidence I can maybe get her to change the decision by reviewing it and any help on this definition of evidence would be appreciated.
thanks David
