A man said his autistic son’s health deteriorated because the Western Trust did not properly address his needs. Our investigation found that the Trust failed to provide a reasonable level of care and support to both the boy and his family over a 21-year period.
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.
A man said that the Education Authority refused to answer questions over how it managed a referral about his son’s school attendance. We found that although it dealt properly with most of his enquiries, it failed to respond to one of the issues he raised.