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School didn’t properly investigate parent’s complaint

The Board of Governors of a secondary school should have set up a sub-committee to investigate a complaint about whether a pupil’s A Level grades were estimated fairly.

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Upheld

School failed to provide pupil with appropriate support

A school should have done more to help a student who was struggling with an 'A-Level' subject.

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Upheld

Business owner’s rates bill written off after Ombudsman intervention

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Complainant left frustrated and distressed after delay in processing rates bill

We concluded that a 25% cut to a complainant’s rates bill was appropriate financial redress for the problems she experienced, but asked the Land and Property Service to put in new procedures to help them trace ratepayers more effectively.

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Request for rates bill dropped after Ombudsman intervention

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Complainant treated ‘unfairly’ over publication of Charity Commission report

An Ombudsman investigation has found that a complainant should have been given the chance to comment on the factual accuracy of a report by the Charity Commission prior to its publication.  However, the complaint that the report was biased and written in ‘bad faith’ was not upheld.

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