FEWER than five complaints about Redditch Borough Council were lodged with a local government watchdog last year, figures show.
The coronavirus pandemic has intensified existing problems, "widened cracks" and contributed to the most difficult time in several years for local authorities nationally, according to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
The body looks at complaints about councils and some other authorities, such as adult social care providers and education appeal panels.
Figures from the LGSCO show four complaints or enquiries about Redditch Borough Council were lodged in the year to March, though the ombudsman was closed to new complaints between March and June 2020.
That was down from 10 the year before.
Education and children's services were the subject of the largest proportion of complaints and enquiries nationally, with more than 2,300 lodged last year.
A further 1,700 related to planning and development while more than 1,600 were about adult social care.
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