Brighton & Hove City Council: the register
Ruling 22 009 347
Folio 349
Finding: Fault found
- Finding recorded by the ombudsman
- Upheld
- Service
- Education: Alternative provision
- Council
- Brighton & Hove City Council
- Body
- Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
- Decided
- Summary
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We have found the Council at fault for not considering alternative provision when it was made aware that Miss X’s son was not attending school. This left a vulnerable child out of education for a 4 month period.
Summary as published by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
Remedies
Words in quotation marks are quoted from the ombudsman’s decision.
States worked out on 9 October 2026.
The ombudsman publishes no entry for a remedy.
| Ordered | Outcome publishedThe ombudsman publishes no entry for a remedy. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | What was ordered | Deadline | Payment | Date | Entry | Payment |
| 1 | ApologyApologise to Miss X for the delay in providing alternative provision for Y for a 4 month period.Deadline as worded: Within 4 weeks of my decision |
Deadline passed 2 July 2023. Outcome not published. | None | No outcome published by the ombudsman | ||
| 2 | PaymentPay Miss X a symbolic payment of £1000 to recognize the missed provision and the distress it caused the family.Deadline as worded: Within 4 weeks of my decision |
Deadline passed 2 July 2023. Outcome not published. | £1,000.00 | No outcome published by the ombudsman | ||
| 3 | Service changeconfirm to us that it has reminded officers of the factors they should consider when deciding whether alternative educational provision needs to be made.Deadline as worded: Within 12 weeks of my decision |
Deadline passed 27 August 2023. Outcome not published. | None | No outcome published by the ombudsman | ||
| Stated payments ordered | £1,000.00 | Outcomes published by the ombudsman: none | ||||