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Council told to pay £15k after failings led to child missing education for two years
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Council told to pay £15k over failures in relation to provision of suitable alternative education
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Council told to pay £8k after failing to provide boy with education and SEN provision during 18-month period
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Council told to pay over £7k after failing to provide alternative education for autistic boy
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Council told to reconsider school admission appeal after LGO investigation
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Council told to refund nursery charges following Ombudsman investigation into oversight of charging policy
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Council took “too long” to put in place speech and language therapy for teenager with special educational needs, Ombudsman finds
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Council warns of legal challenge to merger between primary and private schools
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Council wins appeal over finding of negligence over personal injuries suffered by teaching assistant
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Council wins injunction against duo to prevent disclosure of school information
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Council wins judicial review challenge over decision by Regional Schools Commissioner to back academy conversion
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Council wins Supreme Court appeal over claim of £1.2m from heirs of school benefactor
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Council withdraws decision to close early years centres after residents launch judicial review proceedings
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Council withdraws decision to close special schools after legal challenge
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Council withdraws decision to lease former leisure centre site to university after legal challenge threat
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Council withdraws decision to refuse humanist place on religious education body
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Councillor rejects claims by Cornwall he presents risk to children
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