Call for submissions to Commons inquiry into LGO

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There is a thread on here already about submissions but I would very much like to try and put something together.

MPs are to questions the LGO and have asked for submissions by 23 March - see [http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/communities-and-local-government-committee/news/local-government-ombudsman---tor/ here]

Please PM me if you would like to be involved. No specific case examples but we can draw on our experiences to pull together issues which we feel need addressing and to make recommendations.

Hope to hear from you!

Sorry the link is here

Just bumping guys.

There are a few of us hoping to put something together so do feel free to join in and PM me about it.

If you do have time to contribute, some appropriate issues to look at might include your LGO experience. For example:

Do you feel they understood the law?
Do you feel they understood the duties on local authorities in respect of SEN?
Did they acknowledge duties under the Equality Act?
Do you think they tried to see the issue through the eyes of the child receiving the service?
Did they make reference to your child's needs?
Did they take on board your child's rights under the Education Act and Equality Act?
Did they refer to the 'best practice' standards they expect to see in place?
Did they look at the system operated by the LA? For example, in failing to arrange provision cases, did they consider what system the LA had to comply with their legal duty?
Did they make reference to their own guidance on administrative practice?
Did they find maladministration and/or injustice?
If not, why not?
Do you feel they made excuses for the local authority? Why do you feel this?

Is it too late to pm you the answers to some of those questions tomorrow?

Absolutely not. No, do PM. I haven't done anything to put things together yet.

Thanks to those who have responded so far - just bumping again for any more!

Bumping this. We have prepared some submissions as well as we can within the time frame and have until 4pm today to file them.

Still time to share your experiences/concerns.

All done!

PM me if you'd like a copy of what has been sent.