Monthly News June 2019 28 Jun 2019 Councils need to check how they help people with hidden disabilities 21 Jun 2019 Somerset County Council fails to complete assessment of woman’s needs 14 Jun 2019 Vulnerable children removed from foster carers who wanted to adopt them 13 Jun 2019 Ombudsman reminds councils of proper process for supporting vulnerable people at assessment meetings 13 Jun 2019 Disa ...

Monthly News January 2019 31 Jan 2019 Councils urged to check their parking policies following Ombudsman investigation 30 Jan 2019 Ombudsman responds to Committee report on ethical standards 24 Jan 2019 Barnet council fails to follow up on community centre noise complaint 16 Jan 2019 Norfolk council failed two boys with Special Educational Needs 15 Jan 2019 Ombudsman welcomes National Audit Offic ...

Disabled Worcestershire child had to live in an unsuitable home for far too long because of councils’ errors A Worcestershire child with significant and complex needs had to live in an unsuitable home for far longer than necessary because Bromsgrove and Worcestershire councils made a catalogue of errors when adapting a home to their needs. The child and their family had been living in a home that ...

Guidance on remedies Contents: Chapter index for Guidance on remedies Updated: 17 March 2025 Guidance on remedies search Search this content Submit search Part 5 • Subject specific guidance - Children and Education Adoption and Fostering Introduction Councils have their own foster carers and may also place children in care with foster carers from independent agencies. We can look at these complai ...

Guidance on remedies Contents: Chapter index for Guidance on remedies Updated: 17 March 2025 Guidance on remedies search Search this content Submit search Part 9 • Subject specific guidance - Highways and Transport Penalty Charge Notices Introduction We receive complaints from motorists who have been issued penalty charge notices (PCNs) by local authorities for parking contraventions, moving traf ...

Monthly News February 2024 29 Feb 2024 Family left to sofa surf for 12 months after being ‘forgotten’ by Waltham Forest council 22 Feb 2024 Devon to review benefits calculations for nearly 300 carers following Ombudsman’s investigation 20 Feb 2024 Woman left trapped in home because of poor council assisted bin collection service 08 Feb 2024 New Ombudsmen complaint codes a birthday present for loc ...

Delayed entry for summer-born children This fact sheet is aimed primarily at parents of summer-born children who want to complain to the Ombudsman about a decision by a council or other admission authority to refuse their request to delay their child’s entry to reception until compulsory school age. A summer-born child is one with a birthday between 1 April and 31 August inclusive. Background The ...

Married couple separated for 10 months due to lack of available homecare The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has asked Lincolnshire County Council to review other families’ cases after a man was separated from his wife for 10 months because there was no homecare available in his area. The man’s wife, who has mobility problems, should have returned home with the help of a care package f ...

Vulnerable tenant not supported properly when faced with antisocial behaviour Organisations in Nottingham did not do enough to help a vulnerable resident when she was faced with antisocial behaviour, two ombudsmen have found. In the first joint investigation made by the two Ombudsmen’s services, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) and the Housing Ombudsman Service (HOS) have jo ...

Thousands of vulnerable Staffordshire people deprived of their liberty without proper assessment Staffordshire County Council’s decision not to assess some vulnerable people who may have been unlawfully deprived of their liberty has been criticised in an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman. Certain assessments need to be carried out before depriving someone of their li ...