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Cumbria County Council (21 013 505)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Special educational needs 02-Feb-2022
Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about how the Council carried out an Education Health and Care needs assessment. This is because the complainant has used their right to appeal about the outcome to a tribunal, which places the matter outside our jurisdiction.
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Kingston Upon Hull City Council (21 013 801)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Special educational needs 02-Feb-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council have assessed a child’s special educational needs, which the complainant says will result in an inadequate Education Health and Care plan. This is because the contend of the plan carry the right of appeal to a tribunal.
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Hertfordshire County Council (20 010 003)
Report Upheld Special educational needs 02-Feb-2022
Summary: Mrs X complains the Council has failed to secure the provision in her son, Y’s, education, health and care (EHC) plan.
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Statement Upheld Special educational needs 01-Feb-2022
Summary: Dorset Council failed to make proper arrangements for Ms B’s son’s transfer to secondary school. This meant his school placement was not finally agreed until October 2021 and he missed one month of education in September and the special educational needs support detailed in his Education, Health and Care Plan. He also missed out on the opportunity to have a planned transition. The Council will take the action recommended to remedy the injustice caused.
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (20 013 473)
Statement Upheld Special educational needs 31-Jan-2022
Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s handling of his daughter, B’s transfer from a Statement to an Education, Health and Care Plan, her subsequent annual review and planning for her transition to adulthood. The Council has accepted fault. This fault caused Mr X and B significant distress and uncertainty. It meant B missed out on certain special educational and social care provision. The Council has agreed to apologise to B and her parents, make them each a payment and make several additional service improvements.
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East Sussex County Council (21 007 098)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Special educational needs 31-Jan-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about Mrs X’s daughter’s special educational needs. The matters complained of are not separable from those subject to an appeal to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal. We cannot investigate what happens in schools.
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London Borough of Sutton (21 014 658)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Special educational needs 31-Jan-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the removal of special educational needs provision. This matter is not separable from what the content of an Education Health and Care Plan should be. Mrs X has a right to appeal to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal it would be reasonable to use.
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Nottinghamshire County Council (21 013 711)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Special educational needs 31-Jan-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this late complaint about the Council’s actions. There is no good reason to exercise discretion to investigate it now.
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Durham County Council (21 014 341)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Special educational needs 28-Jan-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council refusing to assess Mr X’s child for an Education Health and Care Plan. This is not separable from matters appealed to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal.
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London Borough of Lewisham (20 010 899)
Statement Upheld Special educational needs 27-Jan-2022
Summary: Miss X complained the Council failed to provide her son, F with an education in line with his Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan and then delayed issuing an amended EHC Plan in 2020. The Council was at fault. It failed to use reasonable endeavours between May and July 2020 to provide F with education in line with his Plan. It then failed to issue his amended EHC Plan in line with statutory timescales following an annual review in March 2020. The Council had already offered Miss X a total of £1,000 to remedy the injustice caused to her and F which was insufficient to remedy the injustice we have identified. The Council agreed pay Miss X a further £250.