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As a result of a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) investigation, all children in the city who were out of education before the first national Covid Lockdown will now have their cases reviewed.
The LGSCO found Manchester council to be at fault in the case of Ms X, who complained the authority had failed to provide alternative education for her grandson, who she cares for, when he was declared medically unfit to attend his mainstream primary school in April 2019.
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