OK, one year on.
THREE provisional judgments later.
The LGO in a truly pathetic judgement now concede that the LA did nothing wrong in not putting provision in place for up to 6 months. But that, having said that, there was maladministration in the failing to provide and I will now be paid a measly £250. No apology as they already apologised back in April when they lied and said provision was in place.
It's not the money. Why did they not determine this last May? If they had, would the LA really have decided to brand me vexatious? They used the LGO's exoneration to do this.
THREE f*ing judgments! Seriously, there is nothing they know now that they didn't know a year ago. What an absolute disgrace.
To add insult to injury, they are just completely side-stepping the vexatious stuff. They have not even bothered to look into what my letters were saying or whether the LA followed their own procedure or a process consistent with public law.
But they have said the LA's policy should have contained provision for a warning and that they are suggesting that the policy be changed. They have also said the determination should have been reviewed as promised but that it wasn't.
But.......still not maladministration!!!
What a load of absolute nonsense. They have clearly been told by the LA there is no way they are apologise to me.