Camden Council has agreed to reconsider how it will deal with businesses that missed out on COVID grants following an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

The Ombudsman has investigated complaints from two businessmen who felt Camden Council did not consider their applications properly in 2020. In one case the council will reconsider a man’s application for a small business grant (SBG) for his food business, and in the other it will pay a second man a £25,000 retail, hospitality and leisure grant.