William Eichler 26 January 2024

North Northants fined £1,500 after girl misses school

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The leader of North Northamptonshire Council has apologised to the family of a girl who missed part of her education because of her health.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found the council failed to provide extra support and tuition after the student missed ‘a considerable amount’ of education due to an anxiety disorder.

Council leader Jason Smithers apologised to the family and said the local authority accepted the Ombudsman’s findings.

The local authority will pay the family £1,500 in compensation.

‘We will continue to support the family, the school and the home tutoring service to ensure that an appropriate education is made available which best meets needs,’ said Cllr Smithers.

‘We will also take the learning from this case and use this to revisit our policies and procedures to ensure that these are appropriately updated to avoid any repeat of these issues.’

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