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 found no maladministration in the way the Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment’s made its decision about an exam grade, but were critical of the system it had in place for receiving appeals.
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.