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Suffolk County Council (24 011 165)
Statement Upheld Special educational needs 04-Sep-2025
Summary: Ms X complained that the Council failed to provide Speech and Language provision as outlined in her child’s education, health and care (EHC) Plan. The Council is at fault for failing to provide the provision and it failed to meet statutory timeframes in issuing a final EHC Plan following an annual review. This has caused a loss of provision and avoidable distress. The Council has offered a suitable remedy for the loss of provision and it has agreed to remedy the avoidable distress caused by the delay in finalising the EHC Plan. The Council has also agreed to make service improvements.
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Statement Upheld Assessment and care plan 04-Sep-2025
Summary: Mr Y complains about the Council’s actions in relation to the care and support of his late mother, Mrs W. There was some delay in the Council’s assessment and support planning of Mrs W which caused Mr Y some distress. The Council will apologise and make a symbolic payment of £200 in recognition of the injustice caused by the fault. We do not find fault in other parts of Mr Y’s complaint.
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Birmingham City Council (24 014 669)
Statement Upheld Council tax 04-Sep-2025
Summary: Mr C complained that the Council unreasonably tried to recover a council tax debt from him, 14 years after the debt arose and without any prior notification. We have not found fault with the decision to recover the debt, but we have found fault with the lack of information provided to Mr C about the debt before it sent a summons and when he disputed it. This resulted in two summons being sent without explanation for the debt, which caused Mr C distress. The Council also delayed in responding to Mr C’s stage one complaint. The Council has agreed to apologise to Mr C, pay him £250 and improve its procedures for the future.
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West Berkshire Council (24 014 783)
Statement Upheld Direct payments 04-Sep-2025
Summary: Ms K was managing a direct payment for her daughter. She complains the Council failed to ensure her parents, who were carers for her daughter, received redundancy pay. We have upheld the complaint as the Council did not properly keep the direct payments under review. The Council has now agreed to make the redundancy payments, which in our view is a suitable remedy.
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London Borough of Barnet (24 014 907)
Statement Not upheld Homelessness 04-Sep-2025
Summary: Mr B complained about the way the Council had handled his housing case, including failing to offer him suitable long-term accommodation, properly consider the medical needs of the household, Mr B’s caring responsibilities or serious health risks facing the family and failed to properly consider his complaint about these matters. We cannot investigate matters relating to Mr B’s appeal to the County Court and we have not found fault with the remaining issues.
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Birmingham City Council (24 015 498)
Statement Upheld Alternative provision 04-Sep-2025
Summary: The Council was at fault for delay referring Ms X’s child for tuition after they were excluded from school, delay assessing the effectiveness of its home tuition trial, and delay exploring other options to engage the child in education. The Council also responded to Ms X’s complaint late. These faults caused Ms X uncertainty and frustration. The Council will make a payment to Ms X.
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London Borough of Merton (25 002 999)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Assessment and care plan 04-Sep-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council carried out a financial assessment and decided what expense to include. There is not enough evidence of fault and further investigation would not lead to a different outcome.
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Athena Healthcare (New Brighton One) Limited (25 003 540)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Residential care 04-Sep-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about privately arranged adult social care in a residential care home. We are satisfied with the action taken to waive half of the care fees. It is unlikely an Ombudsman investigation would reach a different outcome.
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Teignbridge District Council (25 004 153)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 04-Sep-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a Council’s actions while developing its Local Plan. We cannot investigate matters affecting all or most of the people in the Council’s area. Also, we do not consider Mr X has suffered a significant personal injustice because of the Council’s actions and we cannot achieve the outcome he is seeking.
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Thanet District Council (25 004 672)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 04-Sep-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a broken drain at a neighbouring property owned by a housing association causing damage to Miss X’s property. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault with the Council’s response. Also, we have no remit to investigate the actions of housing associations.