The applicant had sought housing as a vulnerable person whilst under 18. The council responded by referring the matter to mediation, and postoning the review for a month which then they said allowed them to treat the applicant as not being in priority need, having then attained eighteen.
Held: The council had failed to meet its duty to the claimant. It was not permissible for the authority simply to postpone its decision in order to evade its duty.
Judges:
Waller LJ, Jonathan Parker LJ, Jacob LJ
Citations:
Times 05-Sep-2006, [2006] EWCA Civ 1122, [2006] 1 WLR 3295
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Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Housing, Children
Updated: 27 October 2022; Ref: scu.243997
