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Hull Daily Mail - Warning East Riding Council 'may never recruit' for some vacancies as £40m budget hole looms
Some East Riding Council vacancies may never be filled and the authority will have to make the best use of the staff it already has, its chief executive has said. East Riding Council Chief Executive Caroline Lacey told Cabinet members vacancies had remained unfilled for some time which had also been seen in authorities elsewhere. Council Leader Cllr Jonathan Owen also warned very careful spending on services was the order of the day after a report warned of a looming £40m budget black hole.
Hull Daily Mail - East Riding school where 12 children have tried to take their life in two months as head warns of mental health crisis
A school in East Yorkshire has dealt with 12 student suicide attempts since September as pupils and teachers struggle with a surge in mental health issues. East Riding councillors heard Hornsea Secondary School had seen a disturbing rise in pupils self-harming and with eating disorders, as well as children dealing with domestic violence and drug or alcohol abuse at home. Headteacher Steve Ostler said safeguarding cases had more than doubled since the coronavirus pandemic with 265 cases being dealt with since the school year started just two months ago.
Hull Daily Mail - East Riding Council 'insensitively' delaying family's Christmas outing with abuse questioning among upheld Ombudsman complaints
East Riding Council paid out £1,200 to a family over the handling of a child abuse investigation, including delaying their Christmas outing with questioning, a yearly report has shown.
The complaint, which also involved a meeting arranged between the complainant's wife and her abusive ex-partner, was among 15 upheld by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman from 2021-22. Other complaints included refusing a man an allowance to care for his sister and failing to accept a homelessness application to rehouse a woman with urgent medical and welfare needs.
Report on East Riding Council finds 'bullying' and 'unusually controlling behaviour'
"Bullying from senior officers and decisions being taken outside the democratic process are among the findings of a draft report on the inner workings of East Riding Council seen on Wednesday.
The draft Local Government Association (LGA) Corporate Peer Challenge report found the balance of power in East Riding Council's senior leadership tilted towards officers, rather than elected members."
BBC News Article - East Riding council boss sorry over special needs failings
"The head of a council's children's services has apologised to families failed by Special Educational Needs services following a recent inspection. The Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) report found there were ongoing problems with East Riding Council's provision. These include a lack of proper school places for autistic children and parents' experiences with services."