London Borough of Tower Hamlets (19 006 122)

Report Upheld Other 19-Oct-2020

Summary: Mrs B complains that the Council was wrong to refuse her son, C, a personalised disabled parking bay. C has autism, severe behavioural difficulties, physical problems as a result of a birth defect which cause muscle weakness, and asthma. Although he has a Blue Badge, the family frequently have to park far from their home and have great difficulty transferring C between the car and their home. This can also be very distressing for C. Mrs B says that C needs a personalised disabled bay so that they can safely transfer him between his special needs pushchair and their car.

London Borough of Merton (18 010 732)

Report Upheld Other 02-Jul-2020

Summary: Ms J complains about the actions of ‘Merton Enforcement Agents’, an enforcement service operated by the Council that acts for it and the London Borough of Sutton Council. The agents collected three debts from Ms J on behalf of the two Boroughs. Ms J complains:she could not contact an enforcement agent employed by the Council; the Council did not help when she asked for time to pay her debts; the agent discussed her debt improperly with her brother and unreasonably put pressure on him to pay her debt; the agent twice wrongly seized Ms J’s car which she says was essential to her employment as a ‘tool of the trade’; and failed to issue her the correct notices when it seized her car.