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Darlington Borough Council (24 012 694)
Statement Upheld Assessment and care plan 24-Jul-2025
Summary: Miss Y complained the Council failed to take a full assessment of Mr X’s needs which led to it wrongly deciding he did not have any eligible care and support needs. She also complained the Council closed Mr X’s file without notice and without any consideration on how it would impact on Mr X’s wellbeing. We find the Council was at fault for failing to consider Mr X’s communication needs before it closed his file. It was also at fault for failing to properly engage Miss Y in the assessment process. These faults caused Mr X upset and shock. The Council has agreed to our recommendation to apologise to Mr X.
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Norfolk County Council (24 013 283)
Statement Upheld Charging 24-Jul-2025
Summary: Mr X complained the Council wrongly decided his father Mr Y had deprived himself of assets to avoid care costs. There was fault in how the Council considered this, which causes doubt about the outcome of its decision making. The Council agreed to apologise, pay a financial remedy to Mr X and Mr Y for distress, and reconsider its deprivation of assets case for Mr Y. It will also deliver training to its staff about deprivation of assets and ensure its financial assessment appeals process aligns with its published policies.
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Statement Not upheld Domiciliary care 24-Jul-2025
Summary: Mr X complained the care provider refused to use a hoist to transfer his mother Mrs Y and cancelled her care without notice leaving Mrs Y without appropriate care and causing them distress and frustration. The care provider has apologised and refunded two weeks of fees which Mr X is satisfied with. We have therefore ended the investigation as it is unlikely further investigation would achieve anything more.
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London Borough of Haringey (23 013 847)
Statement Upheld Direct payments 24-Jul-2025
Summary: Mr X complained the Council stopped his son Mr Y’s direct payment and did not manage the transition from childrens to adult social care adequately. We upheld the complaint. The Council did not deal with the transition in line with the Children Act 1989 or Care Act 2014. This meant Mr Y missed out on care and support to which he had a legal entitlement and Mr X lost out on opportunities to have a regular break from his caring role. Both suffered avoidable distress. The Council will apologise, make payments to reflect the injustice and review its services to ensure transition cases are dealt with in a timely manner.
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Worcestershire County Council (24 013 950)
Statement Upheld Safeguarding 24-Jul-2025
Summary: Mr X complained about how the Council made a best interest decision for his brother, Mr Y, when it decided he did not have capacity to make decisions about his finances. The Council was at fault because it did not keep proper oversight when it referred Mr Y to a third-party financial appointee service. However, this did not cause any injustice. The Council will, however, review how it makes best interest decisions to prevent potential injustice to others who cannot manage their finances in future. The Council already apologised to Mr X for some wrong information it gave him when investigating his complaint, which is enough to remedy the injustice caused.
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Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council (24 013 122)
Report Upheld Special educational needs 24-Jul-2025
Summary: The Council failed to secure the special educational provision in Y’s Education, Health and Care Plan. It also failed to carry out the annual review of Y’s Plan, despite sending letters to Mrs X saying it had done so. This resulted in Y missing out on their special educational provision and caused Mrs X and Y uncertainty, distress and frustration. 99 others also received annual review completion letters when no meeting or consultation had taken place.
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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (24 016 967)
Statement Upheld Alternative provision 23-Jul-2025
Summary: Ms X complained the Council failed to provide suitable education for her child following their exclusion from school in November 2022. We found fault with the Council delaying putting in place alternative provision of education from 12 September 2023 until 25 September 2023. The Council agreed to apologise to Ms X and pay her £200 in recognition of for her child’s missed education.
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West Sussex County Council (24 017 249)
Statement Upheld Assessment and care plan 23-Jul-2025
Summary: Ms X complained, on behalf of her son Mr Y, that the Council took too long to move Mr Y to another residential placement. Ms X said this caused Mr Y’s health to worsen. We have found the Council at fault for the time it took to move Mr Y. To remedy the injustice caused the Council agreed to apologise and make a payment to Ms X for the uncertainty she suffered.
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Milton Keynes Council (24 018 369)
Statement Upheld Allocations 23-Jul-2025
Summary: Miss D complained the Council mishandled her homelessness application. I have found fault by the Council. It delayed progressing the case, gave contradictory information to Miss D and failed to fully respond to the formal complaint. The Council accepts it is at fault, is making service improvements and offers redress to Miss D.
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London Borough of Newham (24 018 406)
Statement Not upheld Enforcement 23-Jul-2025
Summary: X complained that the Council has failed to take planning enforcement action against a neighbour, who, X alleges, is running a business without planning permission on land behind X’s home. X said the use of the land affects their amenities. We completed our investigation because we found no evidence of fault in the decision-making process.