The authority appealed a finding that it was responsible to provide support to an able bodied asylum seeker who was destitute but whose human rights would be infringed by the absence of support.
Held: Where the asylum seeker was able bodied, the responsibility fell on central government, but where he was infirm it would fall on the local authority.
Judges:
Judge LJ P, Laws LJ, Scott Baker LJ
Citations:
Times 11-May-2007, [2007] EWCA Civ 266
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – AW, Regina (on the Application of) v London Borough of Croydon; A D Y v London Borough of Hackney and Secretary of State for the Home Department Admn 16-Dec-2005
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Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Immigration, Benefits
Updated: 10 July 2022; Ref: scu.251142
