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Coroner to issue report to Government after two-year-old boy dies following mould exposure, as housing provider admits to allowing legal disrepair process “to get in the way”
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Cost awards in Environmental Protection Act 1990 prosecutions
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Cost of tackling homelessness putting some local authorities under “unsustainable” financial pressure, at risk of s114 notice: National Audit Office
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Council “failed to act appropriately” under Equality Act during Anti-Social Behaviour case, finds Ombudsman
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Council admits data breach affecting 6,000+ customers but avoids ICO action
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Council agrees £2k payout over mental capacity assessment delays
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Council agrees to pay £19k in housing benefit after unlawful termination
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Council agrees to pay more than £14,000 after leaving mother in accommodation that hospitalised daughter
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Council agrees to review 500+ benefit applications after tribunal appeal delays
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Council agrees to train housing staff on Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and Homelessness Code of Guidance after Ombudsman investigation
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Council agrees to wholescale external review of housing service, pay out £20k after Ombudsman investigation into how child was left in pain for years
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Council and Jewish housing association defeat challenge over allocations
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