The Court of Appeal recently gave a judgment in the matter of B (Secure Accommodation Order) [2019] EWCA Civ 2025 which has provided much needed clarification on the interpretation of…
What happens when a homeless applicant is refused accommodation when the local authority are reviewing a decision made on their homelessness application? When a local authority makes a negative decision…
The Supreme Court recently gave a judgement in the case of Williams v London Borough of Hackney (2018) UKSC 137 (https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2017-0037-judgment.pdf) which has provided clarification on the scope of local authority powers…
What happens when an adult cannot make decisions about their own welfare and they are subject to restrictions where they live? Some adults are unable to make decisions for themselves…
Consenting to Care? Parents can agree to their children going into care, without going to court. Section 20 of the Children Act 1989 says that a local authority shall provide…
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