The court emphasised that a party considering challenging by way of a judicial review a local government decision should not first await the outcome of a reference to the Local Government Ombudsman, since he has no power to set aside the decision.
Citations:
[1999] ELR 237
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Stojak, Regina (on The Application of) v Sheffield City Council Admn 22-Dec-2009
The deceased had been detained as a mental patient and supported after her release, by her family financially. Her representatives now said that the respondent had failed in its obligation to provide support for no charge. The authority said that . .
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Judicial Review, Education, Local Government
Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.384471