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Ombudsman criticises “incredibly disappointing” conduct of council in failing London man with severe learning disability multiple times
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Ombudsman criticises “poor council practice” nationwide after boy misses out on alternative education for more than a year
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Ombudsman criticises backlog of 170 unanswered children’s services and education complaints at county council
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Ombudsman criticises council “for taking too long to change care home charging policy”
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Ombudsman criticises council after 29 families denied respite support
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Ombudsman criticises council after agency failed to follow statutory guidance when assessing prospective adopter
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Ombudsman criticises council after boy forced to stay in primary school extra year due to delayed EHC Plan
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Ombudsman criticises council after cancellation of transport sees teenager with autism miss start of term
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Ombudsman criticises council after child left without suitable educational provision for 14 months
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Ombudsman criticises council after couple forced to live in unsuitable interim accommodation for 19 months
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Ombudsman criticises council after cricket club left stumped by planning permission
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Ombudsman criticises council after failure to pay agreed grant leaves family living on building site
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Ombudsman criticises council after family in unaffordable flat denied right to appeal homelessness decision
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Ombudsman criticises council after finding woman was unable to spend as much time with dying husband after he was moved to “cheaper” care placement
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Ombudsman criticises council after poor practice led to disabled boy missing out on education and support
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Ombudsman criticises council after telling family of woman with dementia to change care home when her money ran out
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Ombudsman criticises council after vulnerable man left at risk of poor care for 18 months
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Ombudsman criticises council and contractor after people "may have been denied right to challenge parking tickets in court"
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Ombudsman criticises council for “significant failings” under Equality Act that exacerbated poor mental health of resident
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Ombudsman criticises council for excluding father from child protection process, “unjustifiably” identifying him as person who abuses alcohol
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