Susan Samson

1. 1. lack of second banister rail

   “On 18 March 2025 (via an email timed at 16:19) a request was made by staff at Sedgefield Community Hospital to Darlington Borough Council (who were the landlord of the property where the deceased lived) to fit a second banister rail in the deceased's home”

2. 2. lack of second banister rail

   “On 10 April 2025 a further request, by an Occupational Therapist working at the Rydal Care Home, was made to Darlington Borough Council to fit a second banister rail in the deceased's home”

3. 3. lack of second banister rail

   “An appointment was made to fit the second banister in the deceased's home on 6 May 2025”

4. 4. lack of second banister rail

   “For reasons unknown the appointment was changed from 6 May 2025 to 9 May 2025”

5. 5. potential fall on stairs

   “I am concerned that, if similar circumstances arose today, or in the future, a Darlington Borough Council tenant could be exposed to a potentially avoidable risk of death while awaiting the installation of a second banister”

No published response was found on judiciary.uk.