The boy was denied proper education for two years following a string of failings by Dorset County Council, which put him "at risk of harm due to a lack of proper procedures in place", the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found.
The ombudsman's report details how the boy is on the autistic spectrum and has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and after he struggled with mainstream education, the council attempted to offer him alternative education provision in 2015.
During this time he attended a community farm but nine months later it was discovered that it was not registered with the education regulator.
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