The charity North of England Activities and Training (Neat) has filed a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman, accusing the council of delays and maladministration after its application to fund a minibus adapted for young people with special needs was rejected. Neat's chair Chris Johnson said: "We told the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) a year ago that the fund was not reaching its target group but it did nothing. Four months later the minister admitted the number of young people participating was low compared...


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