"The 17-year-old boy, known only as Y, missed out on home-based support for his autism, dyslexia and social skills to which he was legally entitled - partly due to Camden Council's attempt to overturn a special educational needs and disabilities (Send) tribunal's decision. The ombudsman ruled the council caused injustice to both the teenager and his mother - known as Miss X - who experienced "significant distress" during her struggle to get her son support."
"It also found Camden forced the boy's mother to wait "much longer than necessary" for the council to resolve the issues. The council was ordered to pay the family 13,860 to cover the years of lost special educational provision and for "time and trouble caused by the delays with complaint handling". The council also reimbursed the mother 24,180 for private tutoring costs she incurred between October 2022 and October 2023."
A 17-year-old boy, Y, with autism, dyslexia and social-skill needs missed more than two years of legally entitled home-based educational support after Camden Council attempted to overturn a SEND tribunal decision. The council disputed the required package and argued the boy should be educated in school, and the appeal process suspended the council's legal obligation for several months; the appeal was dismissed in September 2023. The local government ombudsman found the council caused injustice and that Miss X, the boy's mother, experienced significant distress and was forced to wait much longer than necessary. Camden was ordered to compensate the family and reimburse private tutoring costs. The council apologised and pledged process improvements.
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