Relevant law
16. S. 17 and Schedule 2 of the 1989 Act place local authorities under a general duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in need within their area. It is common ground that at all material times K had been identified as a “child in need” within the Defendant’s area. 17. S. 20 of the 1989 Act sets out the duty to provide accommodation for a child in need: “ 20
- Hearing date: 1 May 2018
- Introduction
- Secretary of State for the Home Department
- Duty of candour
- R (Quark Fishing Limited) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- R. (Midcounties Co-operative Ltd) v Forest of Dean DC
- Relevant law
- Provision of accommodation for children: general
- local authority in relation to children looked after by them.
- R. (G) v Southwark LBC
- R (A) v Croydon LBC
- R (G) v Barnet LBC
- R (O) v London Borough of Lambeth
- Continuing functions in respect of former relevant children
- R (D) v Southwark LBC
- GE (Eritrea
- R(Birara) v Hounslow LBC
- R (M) v Hammersmith & Fulham LBC
- Facts
- ACCOMMODATION and HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE HOME
- McDonald v RBKC
- The grounds of challenge
- Ground 2
- G v Southwark
- R. (Collins) v Knowsley MBC
- D v. Southwark
- Southwark
- GE (Eritrea)
- Ground 3
- Simplex GE (Holdings) Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment
- R (BC) v Birmingham CC