When authorities will be responsible for conducting children in need assessments and housing homeless families where they have been temporarily accommodated "out of area" (High Court) | Practical Law

When authorities will be responsible for conducting children in need assessments and housing homeless families where they have been temporarily accommodated "out of area" (High Court) | Practical Law

The High Court in R(AM) v The London Borough of Havering and others [2015] EWHC 1004 (Admin) has ruled on when authorities will be responsible for conducting "children in need" assessments under section 17 of the Children Act 1989 and for housing homeless children and families under the Housing Act 1996.

When authorities will be responsible for conducting children in need assessments and housing homeless families where they have been temporarily accommodated "out of area" (High Court)

by Practical Law Public Sector
Published on 22 Apr 2015 • England, Wales
The High Court in R(AM) v The London Borough of Havering and others [2015] EWHC 1004 (Admin) has ruled on when authorities will be responsible for conducting "children in need" assessments under section 17 of the Children Act 1989 and for housing homeless children and families under the Housing Act 1996.