The court examined ‘a short but important point on the inter-relationship between the provisions of Part III of the Children Act 1989, headed ‘Local Authority Support for Children and Families’, and the homelessness provisions of Part VII of the Housing Act 1996, in particular sections 188 and 189, headed ‘Interim duty to accommodate”.
Judges:
Walll LJ
Citations:
[2006] EWCA Civ 917, [2007] HLR 6, [2007] BLGR 127
Links:
Statutes:
Children Act 1989 20, Housing Act 1996, Homelessness (Priority Need for Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2002
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – M, Regina (on the Application of) v London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham HL 27-Feb-2008
M, a girl aged 16 had become estranged from her mother, and sought housing assistance. She was not referred to the authority’s children’s services, and was not housed. The House examined the duties of local authorities under the section towards . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Children, Housing
Updated: 02 September 2022; Ref: scu.242976