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Kingston Upon Hull City Council (24 016 032)
Statement Upheld Special educational needs 17-Sep-2025
Summary: We have found fault with the Council for failing to deliver alternative provision to Mrs X’s son when he was unable to attend school. This caused him to miss out on education. The Council has agreed to apologise and make a symbolic payment in recognition of the missed education. We have also found fault with the Council for the delays during the annual review process. This delayed Mrs X’s appeal rights and caused the family avoidable distress. The Council has agreed to remedy this injustice.
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Royal Borough of Greenwich (24 016 355)
Statement Not upheld School transport 17-Sep-2025
Summary: Mrs B complained that the Council was blocking access to her property preventing her son, C from accessing school transport directly outside her house. We have not found fault with the Council’s actions because it has approved the provision of two personal assistants to safely to escort C from the house to the taxi and made reasonable efforts to provide them. Neither have we found fault with the access arrangements for ongoing building work.
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West Sussex County Council (24 017 495)
Statement Upheld Assessment and care plan 17-Sep-2025
Summary: Ms C complains the Council failed to provide services to meet her family’s needs. The Council is at fault for failing to record actions and complete a carer’s assessment. This has caused uncertainty and frustration to Ms C. To put things right the Council will apologise to Ms C, make her a symbolic payment, reassess her needs as a carer and make service improvements.
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Birmingham City Council (24 017 734)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Looked after children 17-Sep-2025
Summary: We will not investigate Ms M’s complaint about the care of her daughter because there is nothing we could add to the independent investigation that has already been carried out. There is not enough evidence of fault to justify us investigating Ms M’s complaints. And we cannot achieve the outcome Ms M wants.
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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council (24 018 192)
Statement Upheld Charging 17-Sep-2025
Summary: Mr B complained the Council reclaimed surplus direct payment funds from his son, Mr C’s, direct payment account which left him without respite support. He also complained the Council told the family they could no longer use their respite provider as they did not have a Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration. There was fault by the Council. The Council did not ensure annual reviews were carried out for Mr C’s direct payment account. Because of the fault, Mr B and Mr C suffered distress and uncertainty while the Council investigated matters and carried out a review of Mr C’s direct payment account. The Council has agreed to apologise to Mr B and Mr C, make symbolic payments, and issue staff briefings.
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Plymouth City Council (23 013 813)
Statement Upheld Assessment and care plan 16-Sep-2025
Summary: Mrs X complained on behalf of the Y family that Plymouth City Council and Livewell Southwest did not put support in place, recommended by an independent social worker. We consider they missed opportunities to consider Miss Y’s ability to make decisions about her support. The Council delayed arranging a review of Miss Y’s direct payment. Also, Livewell significantly delayed Miss Y accessing occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy. Those faults caused Miss Y and her family uncertainty, anxiety and frustration. The Council and Livewell have agreed to apologise and take action to remedy their injustice.
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Livewell Southwest (23 013 813a)
Statement Upheld Autism 16-Sep-2025
Summary: Mrs X complained on behalf of the Y family that Plymouth City Council and Livewell Southwest did not put support in place, recommended by an independent social worker. We consider they missed opportunities to consider Miss Y’s ability to make decisions about her support. The Council delayed arranging a review of Miss Y’s direct payment. Also, Livewell significantly delayed Miss Y accessing occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy. Those faults caused Miss Y and her family uncertainty, anxiety and frustration. The Council and Livewell have agreed to apologise and take action to remedy their injustice.
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London Borough of Enfield (24 009 582)
Statement Upheld Charging 16-Sep-2025
Summary: Mr X complained about Mr Y’s care charges. Mr X said Mr Y was caused distress by a large, unexpected bill. We find the Council at fault for not recording its decision making or acting on Mr X’s request for the care hours to be reduced. The Council has agreed to apologise and waive the charges.
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Haven Care Solutions Limited (24 012 911)
Statement Not upheld Domiciliary care 16-Sep-2025
Summary: Ms A complains the care provider failed to act promptly when her mother Mrs X fell in the bath. We do not find fault with the actions of the care provider. This was an unwitnessed fall and the safeguarding alert was not pursued by the Council.
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Dartford Borough Council (24 016 408)
Statement Upheld Enforcement 16-Sep-2025
Summary: Mr F complained the Council failed to take enforcement action on his reports of breaches of the construction management plan on a development next to his home. There was no fault in the Council’s planning enforcement actions. It failed to reply to Mr F in some instances but this did not cause significant injustice that warrants a remedy.