General Complaints Process

The IWF General Complaints Process covers general complaints about the IWF's service delivery including the behaviour of members of staff but does not cover appeals relating to the assessment of content leading to a notice being issued to take down potentially criminal content or the inclusion of a child sexual abuse content URL on the IWF URL List.

 
If you wish to complain about the IWF's service delivery including the behaviour of members of staff please email GeneralComplaints@iwf.org.uk with full details of your complaint.
 
This process will be as followed:
  1. A member of the IWF's Directorate Management Team (DMT) is made aware and a record of the complaint is made.
  2. The complaint will be referred to the Manager of the relevant department (*1) to investigate (*2).
  3. The report of the investigation is reviewed by a member of DMT.
  4. If the complaint is upheld, remedial action is taken (*2) and the complainant informed.
  5. If the complaint is not upheld the complainant is informed of the outcome.
(*1): If the relevant line manager has been directly involved in the matter the complaint relates to, the complaint will be investigated by a DMT member. If a complaint against a member of staff is made by a Director/Trustee, the investigation will be conducted by a Director or the Chief Executive. Any complaint against the Chief Executive will be investigated by the Chair and two Vice-chairs who will then report their findings to the Board.
(*2): This may include the application of disciplinary procedures as set out in the IWF Staff Handbook
 
 
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