Had a call from LGO investigator today informing me they won't investigate until after Tribunal when it has been ascertained whether or not the LEA have caused harm through their inaction.
She advised that I contact a solicitor to take them to Tribunal.
I explained that to get to Tribunal I need a final statement which the LEA won't issue because they state the proposed amended statement means they have fulfilled their duty in spite of solicitor asking for it three times already.
She said she could contact the LEA about that if I liked so who knows maybe the LEA will issue a final statement now if they take any more notice of the LGO than they do solicitor.
Followed up her call with this email 
Further to our phone call this morning where I was informed that after
Tribunal when it could be ascertained that the LEA's actions had caused
harm you would be prepared to look at my case I'd like to draw your
attention to the following
www.douglassilassolicitors.co.uk/LatestNews/May2009.html
In my case * LEA's maladministration is the failure to issue
an amended phase transfer statement by the February deadline and indeed
by the start of the new school year and therefore makes it firmly
within your remit to investigate now.
My complaint isn't asking the LGO to investigate the content of the
statement as that will be dealt with at Tribunal once the LEA see fit
to issue a Final statement to submit to appeal.
Now we have clarified the reason for my complaint I look forward to
hearing that you will indeed be investigating LEA's actions
in failing to meet the February deadline immediately.
Kind regards,
Insanity
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LGO phone call
insanityscatching · 05/09/2011 12:57
Exactly that so have paraphrased the call for the record so that we have it on record
Interestingly I have had acknowledgement but no comment on email.
Afer reading that blog I think I am doomed 
especially as I've got York LGO assigned to me.
Hi
Post 16 arrangements i.e. the lack of a Transition Plan stating the arrangements that would apply post 16 is one of the specific complaints I raised with the LGO.
Transition plans (according to the SEN COP) should be drawn up following a multi-disciplinary meeting calldd by the Head teacher during Year 9 - this bit is important.
DS didn't get his Statement until the last month in Year 10 - so obviously had not Transition Plan drawn up in Year 9.
LEA refused him a transition planning multi-disciplinary meeting once his staement had been awarded as they claimed this is only done in Year 9 - and he was now in Year 10.
It was impossible to get the LA to agree that, as he had been denied the opportunity for transition planning in Year 9 due to late acknowledgement of his SNs then it was even more urgent that he had a transition planning meeting held in Year 10.
Their response - we only do transtion plans in Year 9. FFS!
The whole point of a transition plan is to plan and if no planning has taken place tghen the need for that planning is even more urgent.
Or so any right thinking individual would have thought.
Lucliky LGO agreed but by the time the compalint had been investigated there was no point in planning for something that was already happening.
You couldn't make it up.
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Solicitor is going to push for Judicial review in ds's name so on Legal Aid is that what they mean? Because she replies that she hasn't as she is trying to resolve the situation without JR.
I suppose the LEA's solicitors don't think ds would get Legal Aid in his own name then but mine said he would 
. I bloody hope he does it's going to cripple us as it is.
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