Child protection archive 2020-2021


Archive has 347 results

  • Hampshire County Council (20 002 763)

    Statement Upheld Child protection 15-Mar-2021

    Summary: The complainant said that the Council had failed to start a Stage 2 investigation, under the statutory Children Act complaints procedure. This has caused avoidable frustration. We find fault causing injustice by the Council. The Council has now agreed to undertake a Stage 2 investigation and to apologise to the complainant. Therefore, we have completed our investigation and are closing the complaint.

  • Nottinghamshire County Council (20 009 674)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 15-Mar-2021

    Summary: We will not investigate the complainants complaint about the Council’s handling of his daughter’s child protection case. This is because it is late.

  • Staffordshire County Council (20 011 655)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 12-Mar-2021

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about evidence that may be used by the Council in court proceedings, as it is reasonable for Mrs J to raise this matter in court. It is unlikely we would find fault on the Council’s part in refusing to accept Mrs J’s complaint.

  • Lancashire County Council (20 011 329)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 12-Mar-2021

    Summary: We will not investigate Miss C’s complaint that the Council has refused to escalate her complaint about the outcome of a child protection enquiry. This is because the complaint concerns matters which may be raised in court.

  • London Borough of Redbridge (20 003 902)

    Statement Not upheld Child protection 11-Mar-2021

    Summary: Mr X complained about inaccuracies and bias contained within a Child and Family Assessment and related issues. We do not find the Council to be at fault.

  • Essex County Council (20 010 323)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 10-Mar-2021

    Summary: I will not investigate this complaint about what happened when the complainant was taken into care in 1974. This is because the complaint is late and there are no good reasons to exercise the Ombudsman’s discretion to investigate it now.

  • City of York Council (20 010 551)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 10-Mar-2021

    Summary: I will not investigate this complaint about the way in which the Council dealt with safeguarding concerns raised by the complainant in relation to his children. This is because we are unlikely to be able to add anything further to the Council’s response to the complaint. The remedy offered is within our guidelines.

  • Manchester City Council (20 012 170)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 10-Mar-2021

    Summary: We will not investigate Miss B’s complaint that the Council’s social worker and her manager were at fault in the course of child protection action relating to her son. This is because we cannot achieve the outcome Miss B wants.

  • Stoke-on-Trent City Council (20 011 308)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 10-Mar-2021

    Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about the manner of the removal of her children. This is not separable from matters that are for a court to decide.

  • Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (20 010 937)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Child protection 09-Mar-2021

    Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about a Council assessment and the Council’s communications with him. These matters are not separable from the residence of his children, where he has a right to go to court it would be reasonable to use.

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