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  • Hesketh Park Lodge (23 017 365b)

    Statement Not upheld Residential care 29-Jun-2025

    Summary: Miss A complained about the care her grandmother, Mrs B, received while at Hesketh Park Lodge (the Care Home), owned and run by Athena Healthcare Group. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) part funded the placement and Mrs B also received NHS Continuing Healthcare funding. The family also paid extra to have 1:1 care when the Council reduced the funded hours. Since making her complaint, the Care Home has different management and a fully staffed care team. It has changed its processes and uses different systems to help care for its residents. I discontinue the investigation on the basis we can achieve nothing more.

  • Hampshire County Council (24 000 060)

    Statement Upheld Special educational needs 29-Jun-2025

    Summary: Miss X complained about the Council’s delays in the Education and Health Care Plan assessment process and about the lack of provision for her daughter after the Council issued the final EHC Plan. We found the Council was at fault for the delay in finalising the Plan withing the statutory timescales and the failure to ensure S received her therapies after February 2024. The Council agreed to apologise and pay Miss X a remedy to address the injustice its actions caused her and S.

  • Kent County Council (24 001 456)

    Statement Upheld Alternative provision 29-Jun-2025

    Summary: Mrs X complained about how the Council handled her child’s education, health and care plan, and their education when they could not attend school. She said it caused stress and anxiety, and she had to pay for her child’s education. We find the Council at fault and this caused injustice. The Council has agreed to apologise and make a payment to Mrs X.

  • Birmingham City Council (24 005 304)

    Statement Upheld Other 29-Jun-2025

    Summary: Ms X complains the Council’s child safeguarding investigation caused her distress. She says the Council failed to consider her concerns properly, dismissing evidence of child abuse and domestic violence from the children’s father as historical. We find fault with the Council for failing to take satisfactory notes of the children’s views for the investigation, and for a late complaint response. We have agreed an apology to Ms X and service improvements for the Council.

  • Devon County Council (24 008 530)

    Statement Upheld Assessment and care plan 29-Jun-2025

    Summary: Mr X complained the Council has repeatedly failed to follow its policies and procedures which has resulted in a failure to safeguard his daughter, Miss Y. We found the delays in completing care needs assessments and in following up on Miss Y’s requests regarding how her needs were met is fault. As were the delays and failure to properly consider whether, and how the post adoption support service could support Miss Y. The delay in responding to Mr X’s complaint was also fault. These faults have caused Miss Y and Mr X frustration and uncertainty. The Council will apologise and make payments to Miss Y and Mr X and will review relevant processes.

  • North Northamptonshire Council (24 010 308)

    Statement Upheld Special educational needs 29-Jun-2025

    Summary: Ms X complained that her child, Z, did not receive the support they needed from a key adult while in school, despite this being a requirement of their Education, Health and Care Plan. The Council failed to arrange this provision and Z missed out on key adult support over several terms. The Council also delayed reviewing and finalising Z’s Education, Health and Care Plans and delayed responding to Ms X’s complaints. In recognition of the injustice caused by these faults, the Council has agreed to apologise, pay Ms X £1,610 and carry out service improvements.

  • Kent County Council (24 010 594)

    Statement Upheld Special educational needs 29-Jun-2025

    Summary: The Council was at fault as it delayed completing an education, health and care needs assessment and subsequently delayed issuing a final Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan for Miss X’s child, Y. It delayed responding to Miss X’s complaints. Furthermore, the Council did not take any action in response to Y being on a reduced timetable at school. The Council has agreed to make a symbolic payment to Miss X and apologise to her for the distress and frustration the matter caused her. The Council will also make service improvements to prevent a recurrence of fault.

  • North Northamptonshire Council (24 011 415)

    Statement Upheld School transport 29-Jun-2025

    Summary: Miss X complained that the Council acted unfairly when it decided not to award free school transport to her children. The Council was at fault. The Council did not carry out its assessment properly. The Council should apologise to Miss X and review its internal procedures.

  • Braintree District Council (24 011 446)

    Statement Upheld Allocations 29-Jun-2025

    Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s handling of his housing application. We found fault by the Council that caused Mr X added avoidable distress when he and his children found themselves living in accommodation not suited to their needs. The Council agreed to apologise to Mr X and make a symbolic payment of £500 in recognition of the injustice caused by its fault.

  • Milton Keynes Council (24 012 379)

    Statement Upheld Other 29-Jun-2025

    Summary: Mr X complained the Council delayed taking action regarding his complaint of a rat infestation in and around his property. Mr X said the Council’s actions caused his family avoidable anxiety and distress and led to him moving address. We found fault by the Council. The Council has agreed to provide Mr X with an apology and a financial remedy in recognition of the injustice caused.

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