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Crawley Borough Council (24 019 195)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 07-Feb-2025
Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about Council tenants not keeping their garden tidy. This is because we cannot investigate complaints about the management of social housing by a council in its role as a social landlord.
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North Northamptonshire Council (24 019 279)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Highway repair and maintenance 07-Feb-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs B’s complaint that her car was damaged by a pothole. This is because it is reasonable for Mrs B to pursue her compensation claim by taking the Council to court.
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Essex County Council (24 017 431)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Special educational needs 07-Feb-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about delays in the Education, Health and Care Plan process. This is because the complaint is made on behalf of a public body and is therefore outside our jurisdiction.
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Essex County Council (23 013 788)
Statement Upheld Special educational needs 07-Feb-2025
Summary: Miss X complained about the Council’s handling of her child’s Education, Health and Care needs assessment and Plan. We found avoidable delay by the Council in its handling of Miss X’s case which caused her avoidable distress and frustration. To put matters rights, the Council agreed to make a symbolic payment of £700 to Miss X. We did not find the Council’s delay meant Miss X’s child lost the opportunity to gain a place at her preferred specialist school.
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Shropshire Council (23 015 204)
Statement Not upheld Homelessness 07-Feb-2025
Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s handling of his homelessness application, his bids for permanent accommodation and his reports of disrepair in his privately rented home. We did not find fault by the Council.
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London Borough of Waltham Forest (23 020 327)
Statement Upheld Residential care 07-Feb-2025
Summary: Ms X complained on behalf of her late father Mr Y that the Council commissioned care home put in place one-to-one care and increased Mr Y’s care fees without a review of his care needs or agreement from her or the Council, and evicted Mr Y from the care home for no reason. The Council was at fault for unclear communication on the change in Mr Y’s care needs and did not communicate clearly the cost of Mr Y’s care fees or Mr Y’s move to a new care home. It will apologise and pay Ms X a symbolic payment to acknowledge the uncertainty and distress caused to her, ask the care home to revise Mr Y’s invoices and put service improvements in place.
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Warrington Council (23 020 354)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 07-Feb-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with planning applications and possible breaches of planning control. This is because we are unlikely to find fault and the complainant has not suffered significant injustice.
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London Borough of Merton (24 000 054)
Statement Upheld Assessment and care plan 07-Feb-2025
Summary: Mr F complained that the Council had failed to assess his social care needs since 2018 and failed to provide an independent advocate to support him since 2017. We found no fault in the advocacy offered by the Council or in its decision that it is not required to provide an advocate to assist someone to make a complaint. There was fault in not replying to an email but this did not cause significant injustice to Mr F.
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West Sussex County Council (24 000 090)
Statement Upheld Special educational needs 07-Feb-2025
Summary: Mrs X complained the Council failed to complete an Education, Health and Care Plan annual review for Y within the statutory time limits. Mrs X said this caused her real stress and frustrated her appeal rights. We find the Council at fault for delays. The Council has agreed to apologise and make a payment to recognise the injustice caused.
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Southampton City Council (24 000 699)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 07-Feb-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about damage to Mr X’s washing machine. This is because claims damages to property are for insurance companies or the courts to determine. It would be reasonable for Mr X to ask insurers or the court to consider his claim for damages and costs.