Transition from childrens services archive 2019-2020


Archive has 18 results

  • Lincolnshire County Council (19 019 062)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Transition from childrens services 23-Mar-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council refusing to remove records from his daughter Y’s social care file, which he says are false. The Ombudsman cannot order the Council to remove the information, which is the outcome Mr X seeks. The Information Commissioner’s Officer is the body best placed to consider the matter.

  • North Yorkshire County Council (19 003 926)

    Statement Not upheld Transition from childrens services 13-Feb-2020

    Summary: Mrs X complained the Council delayed her daughter’s move by considering housing options for her which were unsuitable and contrary to her support plan. Mrs X said this caused her and her daughter significant unnecessary distress. There was no fault in the Council’s actions.

  • Hertfordshire County Council (19 011 650)

    Statement Upheld Transition from childrens services 04-Feb-2020

    Summary: Miss X complains the Council acted with fault in moving her from a placement at age 18 when she did not wish to move. The Council has failed to consider her complaint properly under the statutory procedure for complaints by or on behalf of children. It will arrange an investigation at Stage 2 of this procedure immediately.

  • London Borough of Barnet (18 019 297)

    Statement Upheld Transition from childrens services 09-Jan-2020

    Summary: Mr C complains he was not supported appropriately after he adopted his son. He says the Council failed to properly involve him in his son’s care, once his son left home, and did not investigate his complaints appropriately. Mr C could have come to us sooner about some of his complaints. There is evidence of fault in relation to a meeting arranged with Mr C that was never held.

  • City of York Council (18 017 550)

    Statement Upheld Transition from childrens services 06-Nov-2019

    Summary: Mrs X complained the Council had failed to plan ahead for her daughter, Miss Z’s transition in support from children to adult social care support. She complained it has failed to support her and her husband adequately as carers. The Council unacceptably delayed work to prepare for Miss Z’s adulthood. It also failed to effectively assess Mr and Mrs X’s needs as carers. It has agreed to apologise, assess Mr and Mrs X as carers, review practice between service areas and pay Miss Z £200 as a token remedy.

  • London Borough of Redbridge (18 019 749)

    Statement Upheld Transition from childrens services 23-Oct-2019

    Summary: Mr and Mrs X complained about how the Council carried out their son, Mr Y’s, transition from children’s to adults’ social care. The Council was at fault as it delayed significantly in carrying out Mr Y’s transition assessment. It has also not issued an amended Education, Health and Care plan which incorporates the assessment. However, this has not led to Mr Y missing out on care and support. It has caused significant undue stress, inconvenience and frustration for Mr and Mrs X. The Council has agreed to arrange to complete the recommendations of its stage two investigation, review Mr Y’s EHC plan and pay Mr and Mrs X £300.

  • Durham County Council (18 014 635)

    Statement Not upheld Transition from childrens services 26-Sep-2019

    Summary: Miss Y complained for herself and her son, Mr D, that the Council delayed in arranging suitable social care to meet Mr D’s needs. She complained the Council failed to tell her that it doubted Mr D had mental capacity and then delayed in getting a new ability test for him. The Ombudsman finds no fault in the council’s actions.

  • London Borough of Croydon (18 015 014)

    Statement Upheld Transition from childrens services 24-Sep-2019

    Summary: The Council is at fault as it failed to carry out a transition assessment for Miss Y before she was 18, delayed in producing a support plan and adequate care package, delayed in carrying out carers assessments for Mr and Mrs X, failed to issue a final EHC plan, delayed in resolving an issue with Mr and Mrs X’s liability insurance, wrongly stopped Mr and Mrs X’s direct payments and failed deal properly with their complaint. As a result the Council did not provide an adequate care package for Miss Y which caused significant distress to Mr and Mrs X and Miss Y. The failure to provide a final EHC plan has caused uncertainty to Mr and Mrs X and Miss Y. Mr and Mrs X were also caused distress and put to avoidable time and trouble by the other faults. The Council has agreed to remedy the injustice to Mr and Mrs X and Miss Y.

  • Essex County Council (18 019 605)

    Statement Upheld Transition from childrens services 28-Aug-2019

    Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s handling of his son’s new placement. Mr X said the Council did not get his agreement to the new placement. Mr X also complains his son’s new social worker has not contacted him. The Ombudsman finds fault with the Council for failing to update Mr X on his son’s new placement. We do not find fault with the Council’s other actions. The Council has agreed to apologise.

  • London Borough of Islington (19 004 267)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Transition from childrens services 14-Aug-2019

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about the cessation of an adoption support allowance. It is unlikely we would find fault as the subject of that allowance is now an adult and the Council has no duty to support them.

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