The applicants were residents of a nursing home run by the respondents, and sought judicial review of the decision to close it. Before making the decision, the council consulted the residents and concluded that none had been offered a ‘home for life’. Though some understood this, the council argued that no promise had been given, … Continue reading Cowl and others v Plymouth City Council: Admn 14 Sep 2001
A local authority did not have the right to exclude solicitor representatives from child protection case conferences, and must provide minutes of any part of a meeting from which the parent is excluded. To do so would be to fail to follow the guidelines set out by the Secretary of State, which the authority was … Continue reading Regina v Cornwall County Council, Ex P L: QBD 25 Nov 1999
A Local Authority has to balance its duties to provide nurseries against financial constraints. The section sets out duties of a general character which are intended to be for the benefit of children in need in the local social services authority’s area in general. The other duties and the specific duties which then follow must … Continue reading Regina v Barnet London Borough Council Ex Parte B and Others: QBD 17 Nov 1993
