The child known only as Y missed out a year of education (Image: WalesOnline/Rob Browne)

A Liverpool child with persistent health issues missed a year’s worth of education after the city council failed to offer an alternative option when they weren’t able to attend any further. An investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found insufficient policies were in place at Liverpool Council to offer suitable choices to children who cannot attend school owing to health issues.

The local authority has now been found at fault by the Ombudsman in the case of a child who was only able to attend nine days of school in 2023. Officials failed to provide the child’s father – known only as Mr X – with an alternative.

The city council has now made an offer of more than £7,00

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