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Oxfordshire County Council (24 018 578)
Statement Upheld Residential care 31-Aug-2025
Summary: Mrs X complained for her husband Mr X about his care in a council-funded care home. We found fault as care did not reflect Mr X’s preferences, he was not supported to walk, he had only infrequent showers and did not get enough opportunities to take part in activities he was interested in. The Council will apologise, make symbolic payments to reflect avoidable distress and complete a review by the quality assurance team.
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London Borough of Haringey (24 018 580)
Statement Upheld Allocations 31-Aug-2025
Summary: Ms D complains the Council delayed assessing her housing need and providing suitable housing. I have found substantial delays by the Council resulting in Ms D not being provided a reasonable level of assistance for a total of 20 months. During that time she has had to occupy an unsuitable property, is effectively housebound because of stairs to access the property and cannot use the bath. The Council has agreed to pay redress and make service improvements.
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London Borough of Waltham Forest (24 018 687)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 31-Aug-2025
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about damage by a Council owned tree to the complainant’s property. It is reasonable to expect the complainant to go to court.
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Essex County Council (24 018 829)
Statement Upheld Special educational needs 31-Aug-2025
Summary: Mrs X complained about the delay in her son’s (Y) Education Health and Care needs assessment and the Council’s unsatisfactory communication with her. We found fault in the way the Council carried out the Education Health and Care Plan process for Y and how it communicated with her. The Council’s fault caused injustice to Mrs X. The Council has agreed to apologise and make a payment to recognise Mrs X’s distress.
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Cambridgeshire County Council (24 012 374)
Statement Upheld Assessment and care plan 31-Aug-2025
Summary: The Council was at fault for the delay in reviewing Mr X’s adult son, Mr Y’s, needs assessment and care and support plan and for failing to provide overnight respite. It also delayed responding to Mr X’s complaint. This caused Mr X and other family members significant frustration and distress and meant they had to provide unpaid support, without a break, for an extended period. The Council has agreed to apologise to Mr X and make payments to Mr X and other family members. It has also agreed to provide evidence of the improvements it made following Mr X’s complaint including to ensure outstanding cases are reviewed and that there are plans to mitigate risks where reviews identify delays in providing services.
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Chelmsford City Council (24 013 658)
Statement Not upheld Pollution 31-Aug-2025
Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s investigation into dust nuisance from a nearby business. The Council investigated Mr X’s concerns without fault. It was satisfied the business has taken all reasonable steps to mitigate the dust and that no statutory nuisance exists.
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Birmingham City Council (24 015 217)
Statement Upheld Refuse and recycling 31-Aug-2025
Summary: Mr X complained the Council has failed to provide a replacement pod for his recycled paper and cardboard despite first requesting this in April 2022. He also complained the collection crew damaged his recycling bin in December 2024 and the Council has failed to replace it. We found the significant delay in providing a replacement pod amounts to fault. The Council will apologise and make a payment to Mr X.
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Birmingham City Council (24 015 382)
Statement Upheld Allocations 31-Aug-2025
Summary: Mr B complained that the Council delayed processing his homelessness application, which affected his priority on the housing register. We find that the Council failed to properly deal with Mr B’s homelessness application and delayed awarding Mr B additional priority on the Council’s housing register. The Council has agreed to apologise, backdate Mr B’s housing priority and make a payment to Mr B. It has also agreed to make service improvements.
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Birmingham City Council (24 019 353)
Statement Upheld Allocations 31-Aug-2025
Summary: Ms B complained about the Council’s decision to close her housing applications. We find that the Council failed to provide clear information about the documents Ms B needed to provide. This led to the closure of her second application which caused avoidable frustration and inconvenience for Ms B. The Council has agreed to assess her application and backdate her award date if she qualifies to join the register. It has also agreed to apologise and make a symbolic payment to Ms B.
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Transport for London (24 019 918)
Statement Upheld Traffic management 31-Aug-2025
Summary: Mr B complained that Transport for London delayed in responding to his grant application. We find Transport for London at fault for a delay in providing Mr B with the outcome of his application and for providing inconsistent reasons for refusing his application. This caused Mr B uncertainty and frustration. Transport for London agreed to apologise to Mr B to remedy the injustice caused.