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Cornwall compensates autistic former pupil for "educational neglect"
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Coronavirus Act 2020 receives Royal Assent
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Costs and vexatiousness
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Costs out of all proportion – and the problem for litigants in person
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Council "did not have vires to lease part of common to pre-school nursery"
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Council “passed the buck” to neighbouring area instead of arranging provision of alternative education for young girl, Ombudsman finds
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Council admits data breach affecting 6,000+ customers but avoids ICO action
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Council agrees £4,000 payout after Ombudsman investigation into how teenager with SEN missed out on education
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Council agrees £4m settlement of dispute over calculation of annual leave
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Council agrees settlement for girl assaulted at primary school
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Council agrees to address its lack of suitable school transport for children with Special Needs
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Council agrees to name residential school in Education, Health and Care Plan following issuing of legal proceedings
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Council agrees to pay £3,600+ over failure to secure significant part of SEN support for autistic boy
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Council agrees to pay more than £5k for SEN failures following investigation by Ombudsman
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