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News and Press Archive September 2008

26 September 2008
Provision of care for elderly man
Hillingdon Council failed to consider the wishes of an elderly man and his family when placing him in a residential home after his discharge from hospital.


18 September 2008
£15,000 compensation for lack of care for disabled young man
Luton Borough Council failed to provide properly for the needs of a profoundly disabled young man. The Ombudsman recommended it to pay £15,000 compensation.


16 September 2008
Council’s delay cost woman chance to claim compensation
Worcestershire County Council's delay in adopting a road meant that a woman lost her chance to claim compensation under the Land Compensation Act 1971.


12 September 2008
Lambeth Council criticised over repeated delay in repairing home
Lambeth delayed repeatedly in completing repairs to a tenant's home, and failed to implement proper project management controls.


07 September 2008
Failure to properly consider options for use of land
Croydon Council wrongly raised three residents’ expectations of being able to buy land behind their homes to extend their gardens, even after it decided to use the land for allotments.