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Council agrees £14m settlement after boy attacked by partner of mother
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Council agrees £14m settlement after boy attacked by partner of mother
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Council agrees £209k settlement with chief executive to resolve disputes
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Council agrees £2k payout over mental capacity assessment delays
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Council agrees £4m settlement of dispute over calculation of annual leave
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Council agrees apology, payout after Ombudsman investigation into how complainant was prevented from spending quality time with relative in his final days
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Council agrees care package for disabled girl while mother recovers from childbirth
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Council agrees out of court settlement over abuse at children’s home
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Council agrees settlement for girl assaulted at primary school
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Council agrees to £7,000 payout after delays in issuing SEN statement
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Council agrees to address its lack of suitable school transport for children with Special Needs
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Council agrees to end defence of legal proceedings over traffic regulation order
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Council agrees to improve voting accessibility for blind voters after settling legal challenge
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Council agrees to independent investigation into novel £72m pension deal
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Council agrees to name residential school in Education, Health and Care Plan following issuing of legal proceedings
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Council agrees to pay £19k in housing benefit after unlawful termination
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Council agrees to pay £3,600+ over failure to secure significant part of SEN support for autistic boy
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Council agrees to pay £4m damages and costs to publican on rare abuse of process grounds after 20-year legal fight
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Council agrees to pay £50,000 in damages after unlawfully issuing care proceedings in relation to disabled child
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Council agrees to pay complainant £10k after Ombudsman investigation into refusal of Small Business Grant
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