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Ombudsman criticises council over “flawed” school transport policy
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Ombudsman criticises council over “misleading” housing allocation policy
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Ombudsman criticises council over allocation of 15-minute care calls
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Ombudsman criticises council over failure to have regard to human rights of man left in care home away from family for five months
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Ombudsman criticises council over failure to support vulnerable mother properly
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Ombudsman criticises council over failure to tell woman about availability of Community Trigger
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Ombudsman criticises council which left family in poor accommodation for three years
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Ombudsman criticises council with highest backlog in England of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards assessment requests
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Ombudsman criticises councils over failure to provide alternative education for children who need it
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Ombudsman criticises county council for 15-month delay to EHC plan
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Ombudsman criticises county council for failing to support vulnerable children properly
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Ombudsman criticises decision-making at county council over school transport
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Ombudsman criticises district over handling of industrial noise complaint
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Ombudsman criticises housing and adult care teams at council over lack of ‘joined-up’ support for vulnerable homeless man
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Ombudsman criticises lack of joined-up thinking after man with dementia left in unsuitable hotel accommodation for “too long”
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Ombudsman criticises lack of support from council after young boy with disabilities discriminated against by primary school
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Ombudsman criticises London borough after resident “unfairly threatened” with court action for non-payment of council tax
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Ombudsman criticises London borough for contacting alleged domestic abuser during enquiries into homelessness of applicant
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Ombudsman criticises London borough over failures as corporate parent to former looked-after child who alleged abuse
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