Adoption archive 2019-2020


Archive has 24 results

  • Leeds City Council (18 019 073)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Adoption 21-May-2019

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about the support offered to the complainant regarding the adoption of her son. This is because the complaint is made late, and there are no good reasons to investigate it now.

  • London Borough of Harrow (18 014 935)

    Statement Upheld Adoption 20-May-2019

    Summary: Mr and Mrs X complain on behalf of their daughter, Y and state the Council has failed to provide the post adoption support she needs. They say it delayed when dealing with their request for help and gave poor and conflicting advice about the type of support that is available. The Ombudsman has found the Council was at fault for the way it assessed Y’s needs, the way it handled Mr and Mrs X’s request for funding, and for failing to provide clear information and advice about the post adoption support process. It was also at fault for taking too long to initiate the EHC needs assessment process and for not following the children’s statutory complaint procedure. These failures put Y at risk of harm and caused Mr and Mrs X distress, plus they incurred time and trouble when pursuing their complaint about this matter. To remedy this injustice, the Council has agreed to consider what support it will provide the family and make payments to them. It has also agreed to make several service improvements to prevent the faults identified from reoccurring.

  • Staffordshire County Council (18 019 541)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Adoption 13-May-2019

    Summary: The Ombudsman cannot and should not investigate the lack of therapy provided to Miss X before the Court making an Adoption Order for her child. We cannot investigate legal proceedings and this includes the reasons for any Court order. And it is unlikely we would find fault in the Council not providing it since.

  • Nottinghamshire County Council (18 012 802)

    Statement Upheld Adoption 29-Apr-2019

    Summary: Mr and Mrs B complain about the Council’s actions when they approached it to adopt a child. Mr and Mrs B say this caused them significant distress and financial loss. The Council has accepted fault and offered a remedy. Mr and Mrs B are unhappy with the remedy. The Ombudsman finds fault with the Council. The Council agrees to reimburse Mr and Mrs B’s costs, make a payment for avoidable distress and review its fostering and adoption policy.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council (17 003 962)

    Report Upheld Adoption 15-Apr-2019

    Summary: The complainants allege the Council wrongly removed two foster children from their care who they had told the Council they wished to adopt.

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