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Council did not speak with father about safeguarding referral, then created safety plan which was “one-sided” and contained assumptions about his ability to parent, Ombudsman finds
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Council directly discriminated against couple with Sikh Indian heritage in provision of adoption services, judge rules
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Council discloses information on staff and councillors in FOI data breach
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Council dismay over award of reported £83k costs after planning row settled
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Council dispute over responsibility for EHC plan delayed implementation, Ombudsman finds
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Council does U-turn on implementing recommendation of Ombudsman on remedy in homelessness case where pregnant woman had to sofa surf
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Council drops asylum seeker airfield judicial review after concluding it is academic
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Council drops judicial review threat over levelling up funding
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Council drops motion on pension investment following “strong legal advice” from monitoring officer
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Council eyes “significant savings” after terminating PFI contract for three buildings early
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