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West Sussex County Council (24 003 934)
Statement Upheld Special educational needs 23-Jan-2025
Summary: Mrs B complained the Council delayed in completing an education, health and care needs assessment for her child. We upheld the complaint, finding the delay caused injustice through a loss of education provision. The Council accepted these findings. At the end of this statement, we set out the action it has agreed to remedy that injustice.
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Statement Upheld Council tax 23-Jan-2025
Summary: Mr X complained the Council charged him Council Tax on a property he did not own and failed to give him an opportunity to dispute the charge before it took enforcement action against him. The Council was at fault. It accepted it billed Mr X in error. It apologised, offered Mr X a financial payment and changed its processes. We are satisfied with the Council’s actions.
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London Borough of Enfield (24 007 948)
Statement Upheld Assessment and care plan 23-Jan-2025
Summary: There is evidence of some fault in the way the Council communicated the outcome of a financial assessment of Mrs Y’s domiciliary care charges. Consequently, there was a missed opportunity to make an informed decision about the cost of care.
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Herefordshire Council (24 008 257)
Statement Upheld Special educational needs 23-Jan-2025
Summary: Ms C complained about the Council’s handling of the Education, Health, and Care plan process for her son (X) and his education when he stopped attending school. We found the Council at fault for failing to adhere to the statutory timescales, a delay in providing alternative provision for X, some poor communication, and failing to provide her with her appeal rights. In addition to the Council’s apology, it will make payment to Ms C to acknowledge the injustice this caused her and X.
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East Sussex County Council (24 008 420)
Statement Upheld Charging 23-Jan-2025
Summary: The Council acknowledged it failed to properly deal with Mr X’s complaint about his wife’s care properly before a complaint was made to this office. It apologised and offered a satisfactory remedy. There is no outstanding injustice that requires intervention from this office.
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Manchester City Council (24 005 672)
Statement Upheld Special educational needs 23-Jan-2025
Summary: Miss X complains the council has failed to complete a reassessment of her son Y's, Education, Health and Care Plan and issue a new Education, Health and Care Plan within statutory timescales. Miss X says Y has missed provision due to his Education, Health and Care plan not meeting his needs. Miss X also says the Council failed to respond to her complaint within the timescale in its policy. Miss X says this has caused her and her family distress. We have found fault in the actions of the Council for failing to issue Y’s Education, Health and Care Plan within statutory timescales and for failing to respond to Miss X’s complaint in line with its policy. We recommend the Council issues an apology, pays Miss X a financial payment and completes service improvements.
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Luton Borough Council (24 005 686)
Statement Upheld Charging 23-Jan-2025
Summary: Mrs X complains the Council delayed assessing Mrs Y’s financial contribution for care. The Council was at fault as its communication was poor and there was significant delay in progressing the matter. The Council has agreed our recommended remedy for the frustration and time and trouble caused to Mrs X.
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Devon County Council (24 005 923)
Statement Not upheld Other 23-Jan-2025
Summary: We found no fault on the part of a Council, Trust and Integrated Care Board in terms of their handling of Miss X’s section 117 aftercare.
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Devon Partnership NHS Trust (24 005 923a)
Statement Not upheld Mental health services 23-Jan-2025
Summary: We found no fault on the part of a Council, Trust and Integrated Care Board in terms of their handling of Miss X’s section 117 aftercare.
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Statement Not upheld Mental health services 23-Jan-2025
Summary: We found no fault on the part of a Council, Trust and Integrated Care Board in terms of their handling of Miss X’s section 117 aftercare.