Councils cannot outsource their safeguarding duty, Ombudsman warns after Portsmouth care failings ↗
Title: the headline of the Ombudsman's own news release; report 24-022-482.
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Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman reports
Focus reports and public interest reports published by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman. Each entry links to the Ombudsman's own report or news release.
48 focus reports148 public interest reports
Records 196 records
Focus reports are dated by the month the Ombudsman gives. A public interest report is dated by its news release, to the day where the release gives one, otherwise to the month. Public interest report titles are the headlines of the Ombudsman's own news releases.
Guide for practitioners - Council tax signposting ↗
No second chances: What complaints tell us about End of Life care ↗
Armed Forces Covenant must be more than words, says Ombudsman during Armed Forces Week ↗
Title: the headline of the Ombudsman's own news release.
Ombudsman issues second report after South Kesteven District Council used wrong test to consider man’s homelessness ↗
Title: the headline of the Ombudsman's own news release.
North Tyneside child left without alternative education for more than a year because of council failures - Ombudsman ↗
Title: the headline of the Ombudsman's own news release.
Losing Control: Complaints about Planning Enforcement ↗
Guide for practitioners: Supporting children out of school ↗
Homeless Lincolnshire man left to sleep in car because of council failings ↗
Title: the headline of the Ombudsman's own news release.
Ombudsman reminds councils to review SEN needs before Key Stage transfers ↗
Title: the headline of the Ombudsman's own news release; report 24-006-216.
Homeless Croydon man left to sleep on the streets because council did not do enough to help ↗
Title: the headline of the Ombudsman's own news release.
Guide for practitioners: Housing allocations for Disabled people ↗
Guide for practitioners: Homelessness decisions for Disabled people ↗
Guide for practitioners: Disabled Facilities Grants ↗
Access Denied: Reducing the barriers for Disabled people when accessing council housing and homelessness services ↗
Rochdale’s systemic SEND issues highlighted in Ombudsman report ↗
Title: the headline of the Ombudsman's own news release.
Croydon woman’s back broken by home-help device when council withdrew care funding ↗
Title: the headline of the Ombudsman's own news release.
Nearly 60% of eligible Tameside children waited more than eight months for education support plan update, Ombudsman reports ↗
Title: the headline of the Ombudsman's own news release.
Helping to improve council services for foster carers and their children ↗
Essex couple unable to spend as much time as they wanted in final days because of council decision ↗
Title: the headline of the Ombudsman's own news release; report 24-001-445.
Child with special needs missed months of education because of council bureaucracy ↗
Title: the headline of the Ombudsman's own news release.
Disabled Worcestershire child had to live in an unsuitable home for far too long because of councils’ errors ↗
Title: the headline of the Ombudsman's own news release; report 23-004-976.
Worcestershire failed looked after child with special needs because of “bewildering” lack of basic knowledge ↗
Title: the headline of the Ombudsman's own news release; report 23-014-839.
Helping to improve council services for adoptive families and their children ↗
Council agrees to review its school transport policy following Ombudsman investigation ↗
Title: the headline of the Ombudsman's own news release.