Case Ref: 22 000 414 Category: Education Sub Category: Special educational needs

• Explain what it will do, where flexible support is provided, to ensure that appropriate record keeping of any arrangements and direct payments is documented. Records should set out how any flexible arrangement is meeting the needs of all children as per the provisions specified in their EHCP.

Case Ref: 22 000 404 Category: Adult care services Sub Category: Residential care

• The Council has agreed to ensure that safeguarding enquiries do not just assume the position as determined by the Care Provider, but properly question events and seek other information to support this where possible.

Case Ref: 21 011 678 Category: Education Sub Category: Alternative provision

• The Council agreed to review is alternative education provision policies and procedures to ensure is promptly secures alternative provision for children who are not accessing a full-time education in school.

Case Ref: 21 011 396 Category: Children's care services Sub Category: Child protection

• The Council will remind staff to consider allegations of abuse made against someone before they decide what action to take next, for example, before referring the person to a domestic abuse service for perpetrators.

Case Ref: 21 010 675 Category: Education Sub Category: Special educational needs

• Share this decision with staff involved with SEN and drafting EHCPs reminding them of the need to begin commissioning services as soon as possible.

Case Ref: 21 008 165 Category: Environment and regulation Sub Category: Noise

• The Council will provide a copy of my decision to planning and environmental health officers to note the areas where failings occurred in this case.

Case Ref: 21 007 154 Category: Housing Sub Category: Homelessness

• The Council will review with staff: the importance of good record keeping to ensure staff properly record any advice it has provided to people such as how to secure accommodation. that decision letters in relation to homelessness applications are sent to applicants within a reasonable timeframe.

Case Ref: 21 006 747 Category: Adult care services Sub Category: Charging

• The Council agreed to review the approach it, and the external company it uses, takes to Care Act financial assessments. It will ensure it applies the correct rules and gives people information about care charging at the earliest opportunity, even if it is funding care one a 'non-prejudicial basis'.
• The Council agreed to review its process for recording to whom care charging invoices and letters should be sent, to ensure it sends these to the correct person, taking into account their wishes.
• The Council agreed to review its systems for adult social care mail (including invoices and reminders) on hold. It will ensure that where it agrees to suspend sending mail, it puts appropriate holds in place.

Case Ref: 21 006 385 Category: Housing Sub Category: Homelessness

• •Remind its officers of their responsibility to inform complainants of their appeal rights on decisions about suitability of accommodation.

Case Ref: 21 005 410 Category: Education Sub Category: Special educational needs

• •Remind SEND staff to consider seeking advice from the multi-agency statutory assessment panel if professional advice or information for an EHC needs assessment has not been received within six weeks.
• •Review its arrangements with neighbouring NHS bodies in relation to seeking information and advice for an EHC needs assessment, to ensure what is being requested and the timescales are clear.