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Council dealt with complaint in line with procedures

A man believed that North Down and Ards Borough Council should have independently verified whether planning orders had been breached, rather than taking the word of the developer. We did not uphold the complaint.

Investigation Report
Not upheld

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.

Investigation Report
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.

Investigation Report
Upheld

Complaint about Primary School partially upheld

A woman complained about her daughter’s teacher and of the school’s failure to act on her concerns.

Investigation Report
Upheld

Investigation of a complaint against a Primary School

The parents of a child with special educational needs complained that his primary school was not giving him the support he needed. 

We upheld the complaint and made a number of recommendations to the school.

Investigation Report
Upheld

Investigation into complaint against primary school principal

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Complaint handling failures follow allegations into principal’s conduct towards autistic pupil

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Multiple school failings identified after primary school girl was inappropriately touched by fellow pupil

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Ombudsman critical of council’s handling of planning application

We found that failings by Ards and North Down Borough Council resulted in delays to a golf club’s planning application.

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Apology from school settles parents' complaint

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