El Procurador del Común insta a los Ayuntamientos a limpiar y a mantener limpios los arroyos que discurren por los cauces urbanos para evitar inundaciones

Date of article: 04/09/2019

Daily News of: 05/09/2019

Country:  Spain - Castilla y León

Author: Regional Ombudsman of Castilla y León

Article language: es

Sobre la base de varias sentencias, considera que las competencias no corresponden a las confederaciones hidrográficas sino a las entidades locales y pide la implicación real de las diputaciones provinciales para evitar problemas de desbordamientos e inundaciones.

El Procurador del Común ha tramitado decenas de quejas por la existencia de un conflicto sobre las competencias que corresponden a cada una de las administraciones públicas en lo referente a las actuaciones que deben llevarse a cabo en los cauces de los arroyos o ríos situados en zonas urbanas

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Around 140,000 people join FRA LGBTI survey

Date of article: 04/09/2019

Daily News of: 05/09/2019

Country:  EUROPE

Author: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Article language: en

The EU-wide lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans and intersex (LGBTI) survey 2019 has closed. Around 140,000 LGBTI people of all ages and backgrounds shared their stories with us, topping the 93,000 that answered FRA’s first survey in 2012.

The results of this, the biggest ever LGBTI hate crime and discrimination survey, will be presented in early 2020. They will provide invaluable insights into the everyday experiences of LGBTI people of discrimination, violence and harassment across different areas of life.

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Staffordshire fails to complete agreed remedy following Ombudsman complaint

Date of article: 04/09/2019

Daily News of: 04/09/2019

Country:  United Kingdom - England

Author: Local Government Ombudsmen for England

Article language: en

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has criticised Staffordshire County Council for failing to apologise to a woman in good time following an earlier investigation.

The woman, who has both mental as well as physical health needs, raised her problems with the council to the Ombudsman on two separate occasions.

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Dorset County Council leaves boy with special needs without proper education

Date of article: 04/09/2019

Daily News of: 04/09/2019

Country:  United Kingdom - England

Author: Local Government Ombudsmen for England

Article language: en

A boy with autism was left without proper education for two years by the former Dorset County Council after it failed to provide him with appropriate alternatives when it became clear mainstream school was not suitable for him.

The boy, who also has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), started secondary school in the county in 2015. After two years of struggling with mainstream school, the council decided to try to find him an alternative placement. Throughout the period the boy’s Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan was not amended.

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Inizio dell’anno scolastico, il garante monitora la situazione degli alunni con disabilità

Date of article: 04/09/2019

Daily News of: 04/09/2019

Country:  Italy - Marches

Author: Garante regionale dei diritti della persona (Regional Ombudsman of Marches)

Article language: it

Richiesta di dati al direttore dell’Ufficio scolastico regionale anche in relazione alla conseguente assegnazione delle risorse di sostegno. Previsti incontri  con le associazioni di settore ed una conoscenza più approfondita delle strutture esistenti

Proseguendo il percorso di conoscenza delle problematiche legate ai minori, il Garante, Andrea Nobili avvia un’azione di monitoraggio anche per quanto riguarda la situazione della disabilità, delle risorse a disposizione, delle associazione e delle strutture che operano in questo settore.

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