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Council to pay almost £20,000 after child misses out on full-time secondary school education
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Council to pay back homeowners following incorrect Community Infrastructure Levy charges
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Council to pay backdated support to 170+ families over special guardian issues
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Council to pay compensation to family after ‘unprofessional’ conduct by care provider
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Council to pay compensation to resident who hired skip to deal with mounting rubbish
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Council to pay family more than £5k after placing them in B&B accommodation for six months
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Council to pay housing association £117k after errors lead to cancelled land sale
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Council to pay looked after child £10k for loss of suitable education, following Ombudsman investigation
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Council to pay more than £10k after failings put child at risk of gang violence
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Council to pay more than £7,000 to Year 10 pupil left without a school for more than a year
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Council to pay more than £7k after failing to provide "proper education" for boy with SEN
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Council to pay nearly £13k after delayed disability adaptations forced resident to install his own
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Council to pay nearly £30,000 after wheelchair user left in unsuitable home for eight years
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Council to pay over £8k after failing to educate girl for 18 months
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Council to pay union £647k over alleged failure to inform and consult before transfer of learning disability services
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Council to press ahead with “planning and legal steps” over asylum accommodation hotels despite Court of Appeal ruling in Epping Forest case
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