Former relevant children who aren’t former relevant children
This is a quick note on a quite important case concerning duties owed to young people who are over 18 and who should have been, but in fact were not, provided with accommodation under s.20, Children...
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O, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Lambeth [2016] EWHC 937 (Admin) A judicial review of a decision on a s.17 Children Act 1989 assessment of a homeless, non-eligible family. The issues...
View ArticleWhen does the refusal to provide accommodation to an applicant breach Article 3?
In R (GS) v Camden LBC [2016] EWHC 1762 (Admin), the High Court was required to consider whether a Swiss national, who was not present in the UK lawfully, was entitled to accommodation under the Care...
View ArticleChildren Act and Housing – (not) joining the dots.
J and L, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Hillingdon (2017) EWHC 3411 (Admin) This is a very interesting judicial review, concerning the interrelation of a council’s housing duties under...
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Idolo, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Bromley (2020) EWHC 860 (Admin) I’m a bit late to this one (ironically, as it turns out), it has been an open browser tab for ages, sorry. It is a...
View ArticleCrossing the line – what happens when the Care Act meets housing duties
Campbell, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Ealing (2023) EWHC 10 (Admin) This judicial review concerns the relationship between the Care Act 2014 and housing legislation, in particular the...
View ArticleHousing and Children Act – homeless 17 year olds
A couple of brief notes on two judicial reviews on housing, the Children Act 1989 and ‘looked-after children’. BC, R (On the Application Of) v Surrey County Council (2023) EWHC 3209 (Admin) BC was a...
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