Compensation - Page 1

By Martin Ford | 03 May 2024

More than £1m has been paid out by 39 councils in compensation for data breaches in the past three years.

WHITEHALL

Ministers promise CSA compensation scheme

By Mark Conrad | 23 May 2023

Ministers have promised a compensation scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) including...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

London borough hit by 'severe maladministration' finding

By Mark Conrad | 09 May 2023

The Housing Ombudsman has issued seven findings of ‘severe maladministration’ against Hammersmith...

FINANCE

Surge in abuse compensation costs

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2023

Lambeth LBC has increased its capitalisation request to the Government after the costs of its abu...

HOUSING

Birmingham complaints handling 'fundamentally flawed'

By Martin Ford | 17 January 2023

Birmingham City Council has been ordered to overhaul its ‘fundamentally flawed’ complaints proced...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Warning over 15-minute social care calls

By Martin Ford | 05 January 2023

Councils could be infringing social care recipients’ human rights, the sector's ombudsman has war...

OMBUDSMAN

Council must 'urgently' improve complaints handling

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2022

A council has been told to ‘urgently’ improve its handling of complaints from the public.

LEGAL

Edinburgh launches compensation scheme for abuse victims

By Martin Ford | 06 September 2022

Senior social worker Sean Bell was found dead in August 2020 as he awaited trial for sexual assau...

SOCIAL CARE

'Urgent action' required over Haringey complaints

By Martin Ford | 05 August 2022

Haringey LBC chief executive Andy Donald has vowed the council will ‘learn lessons’ after being t...

OMBUDSMAN

Record-breaking year for Ombudsman

By Martin Ford | 27 July 2022

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has directed more improvements to councils in the ...

CHILD ABUSE

Calls for independent panel to administer compensation for child abuse

By Laura Sharman | 12 December 2017

Compensation for survivors of child abuse in Lambeth should be decided by an independent panel ra...

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