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News and Press Archive February 2010

25 February 2010
LGO to launch a new schools complaints service
From 19 April 2010, the Local Government Ombudsman will deliver a new complaints handling service for parents and pupils with concerns about schools.


17 February 2010
Council criticised over permission to demolish Victorian schoolroom
There were “serious flaws” in the way Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council approved a plan to demolish a listed Victorian schoolroom and build new houses on the site.


11 February 2010
Council problem? Find out when it’s better to use the Ombudsman
Lawyers can learn more about when it’s better to complain to the Local Government Ombudsman instead of going to court, at a training course accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority,


11 February 2010
Thurrock Council charged illegal fee for council tax payment plan
The Council charged an illegal £400 fee for administering a council tax payment plan it had agreed as an alternative to making a man bankrupt.


11 February 2010
Brighton & Hove Council’s bankruptcy procedure flawed
There was a significant failure in the way Brighton & Hove City Council made a woman bankrupt for unpaid council tax and parking fines.


05 February 2010
Reading School criticised over admission appeal for boy with hearing disability
The Ombudsman finds that Reading School should offer a place to a boy with a hearing problem after his appeal was mishandled.