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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Nick Clark and LDR Reporter

Man with mental health needs 'left without basic facilities' by east London council for a year

A man with mental health needs was left in a bedsit without “basic facilities for maintaining an independent, safe and dignified life” for over a year by Newham Council.

The man was living in a “very small room with no oven, fridge or heating”, according to an ombudsman’s report. But Newham Council failed to find him somewhere more suitable for several months due to understaffing.

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