Cornwall care cost calculations criticised

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is reminding councils that people can spend their money as they wish, within reason, when paying for their own care, after an investigation found faults with the way Cornwall Council assessed a man’s finances.

Cornwall Council stopped payments for disabled woman’s care without organising alternative

A Cornish woman was left without the support she needed after the council told her she could not pay her daughter to care for her, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman said.

Not enough local scrutiny of Cornwall’s outsourced education services to out-of-school children, Ombudsman says

Cornwall Council will look into the cases of all children not attending school to ensure they are receiving a suitable alternative education, following an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

Cornwall Council takes more than a decade to decide village green application

Cornwall Council has taken more than 11 years to determine a man’s village green application, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found.

Cornish boy left without proper education for year because of lack of joined-up approach by council

A Cornish boy with special educational needs, who was excluded from his primary school because of behavioural problems, missed out on full-time education for 12 months, a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman investigation has found.

Cornwall Council leaves homeless teenager in a tent

Cornwall Council made a host of significant failings when it accommodated a vulnerable 17 year-old boy in a tent and caravan over a summer, a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman investigation has found.

Ombudsman reminds councils of strict timescales when issuing support plans for children with special needs

Councils should avoid unnecessary delays when creating special educational needs support plans for children the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has warned, following an investigation into a complaint about Cornwall Council.

Complaint about Cornish equestrian development sparks investigation by Ombudsman

Cornwall Council has been asked to review its planning process following a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO).