News and Press Archive July 2008
30 July 2008
Concern over handling of homelessness application
Haringey Council applied the wrong test on whether it had a duty to offer interim accommodation to a woman who made a homelessness application.
25 July 2008
Ombudsman calls for justice on admission appeals
The Ombudsman has issued a second report calling on All Saints Benhilton School, Sutton, to provide fresh appeal hearings to parents of three children
18 July 2008
Action to make vulnerable woman bankrupt was unwarranted
Camden Council made a woman bankrupt for non-payment of council tax, even though she had mental health difficulties and was unable to conduct her own affairs. The Ombudsman says this was "unwarranted".
17 July 2008
Sensitive personal information about children and families
Basildon District Council published personal and sensitive information about traveller families and their children in a Committee report and on its website. The information included medical details, the names and ages of all the children living on the site, and the children’s educational needs.
10 July 2008
Land charge error
Cherwell District Council wrongly placed a couple’s property on the Land Charges Register, having failed to make further enquiries to establish the relationship of the relevant buildings.
08 July 2008
Serious delay over homelessness applications
Two homelessness applicants had to wait nine months for Lambeth Council to decide if it accepted a full housing duty to them.
04 July 2008
Disabled man's indignity and inconvenience caused by Council failures
A disabled man suffered unnecessary indignity and inconvenience as a result of Sheffield City Council’s failures over the adaptation of his home to meet his needs. He spent 10-14 weeks without access to washing facilities or a toilet.
04 July 2008
Grandmother carer was let down by Council
Failures by Essex County Council meant that a woman who was caring for her step-granddaughter struggled financially.
04 July 2008
Parking platform application mishandled
Caradon District Council granted permission for a raised parking platform without taking all relevant policies into account.
04 July 2008
Quadriplegic young man confined to two unsuitable rooms
Kirklees Council took over 18 months to agree a scheme and funding for adaptations to meet a family's needs, causing a quadriplegic young man to be confined to two unsuitable rooms after he was discharged from hospital.