Tag Archives: Local Goveernment Ombudsman

Ombudsman orders review of Croydon’s temporary housing

Posted on June 24, 2022 by insidecroydon

A cancer patient and her four children were ‘cooped up’ in a single room throughout the covid pandemic because council officials failed to check their own temporary accommodation policy Croydon Council has been forced to pay nearly £5,000 in compensation … Continue reading →

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Council couldn’t care less: Ombudsman upholds 7 complaints

Posted on April 22, 2019 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council had seven public complaints upheld against it by the Local Government Ombudsman in the first three months of 2019, research conducted for Inside Croydon can reveal. The rulings resulted in several apologies from the council, and hundreds of … Continue reading →

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