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Council to pay £30,000 over failure to do enough to support woman caring for young relative
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Council to pay £4k and train staff after Ombudsman investigation into failure to meet support needs of autistic man
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Council to pay £6k “symbolic payment” to family of child who missed full year of education due to its failures
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Council to pay £6k after failings see child miss out on education for 12 months
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Council to pay £8,000 to family of vulnerable boy left without education for 14 months, as Ombudsman alleges lack of understanding of legal obligations
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Council to pay £8k after man it failed to identify as homeless spent 21 months in van
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Council to pay £8k+ after Ombudsman investigation into how autistic girl missed out on 18 months of 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 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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