I've posted previously on how a couple of councils have failed to follow the adjudication of the local government ombudsmen when they have been found guilty of maladministration causing injustice.
Perhaps the most egregious example was Trafford whose treatment of a young woman with disabilities and her family has been callous.
Some people have been trying to find how many other councils have ignored the findings of ombudsmen.
Documents posted here from a freedom of information request show that 143 and one school have ignored findings.
Now these date from 1974 to the present period and they also only cover the one rejected entirely. As the discussion on this board shows, the numbers not accepting these independent findings is likely to be higher.
You can read the rest of my latest post on the Total Politics Local Government blog.
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