Case Ref: 20 009 730 Category: Children's care services Sub Category: Fostering

• Ensure staff from the Family Placement Team are reminded of the need to ensure all decision on Supported Lodgings Applications are communicated to applicants in writing.

Case Ref: 20 008 984 Category: Benefits and tax Sub Category: Council tax

• Use this decision to remind relevant staff to consider S13A relief where it is applicable

Case Ref: 20 003 452 Category: Children's care services Sub Category: Child protection

• The Council should review complaints about children’s services which have been dealt with through the Council’s corporate complaints process over the past 12 months to ensure these have been dealt with under the correct process.
• The Council should arrange for relevant staff to have training in handling complaints about children’s services.

Case Ref: 19 010 587 Category: Planning Sub Category: Planning applications

• The Council should remind planning officers that the Council can impose conditions on land outside the application site which is controlled by the applicant where appropriate.
• The Council should remind officers to investigate complaints from local people about decisions to grant planning permission and issues relating to planning enforcement where no appeal rights exist.