Hundreds of applications made by people who were potentially homeless were dismissed by a council. Brentwood Borough Council ...

Hundreds of cases of potentially homeless people, including domestic abuse victims, were dismissed by a council which has ...

Brentwood Borough Council has been putting ‘unnecessary barriers’ in the way of people accessing its homelessness services, ...

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Brentwood Borough Council accepted failings after an ombudsman said it had been ‘gatekeeping’ its homelessness services (Alamy/PA) Hundreds of cases of potentially homeless people, including ...

Brentwood Borough Council in Essex was accused by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman of "gatekeeping", by restricting access to its homelessness services. The local authority was found ...

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Brentwood Borough Council’s chief executive acknowledged failings in its processes and said it had reviewed its homelessness services. Jonathan Stephenson said: “We accept the findings of the ...

Essex County Council has said it welcomes “constructive debate” following calls for it to step in to limit the rise ...

Essex County Council has said it welcomes “constructive debate” following calls for it to step in to limit the rise on bus ...