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Council criticised for cutting support to couple asked to be special guardians
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Council criticised for delay in completing safeguarding investigation which led to adult son being stopped from visiting father “longer than necessary”
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Council criticised for failure to provide suitable education to boy with SEN
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Council criticised for failures relating to handling of care and support needs
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Council criticised for placing homeless woman in ‘squalid’ accommodation
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Council criticised for second time in two years over support to young homeless
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Council criticised for second time in two years over support to young homeless
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Council criticised in dispute over designated local authority for care proceedings
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Council criticised over decision on care home costs and deprivation of capital
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Council criticised over failure to support homeless teenager
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Council criticises ministry over movement of remand hearings to nearby authority
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Council criticises Planning Inspectorate call to withdraw local plan over duty to cooperate and standard method concerns
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Council cyber-attack cost estimated at more than £10 million
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Council decides against bid for borough-wide injunction on illegal encampments
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Council decides against challenge to report from watchdog on libel indemnity
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Council decides against challenge to report from watchdog on libel indemnity
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Council decides against challenge to report from watchdog on libel indemnity
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Council decides against contesting injunction application over through-traffic restriction trials
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Council decision not to designate illegal landfill ‘contaminated land’ to be challenged in High Court
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