Local authority not exonerated from its section 17 duty by section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (High Court) | Practical Law

Local authority not exonerated from its section 17 duty by section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (High Court) | Practical Law

On 24 October 2011, the High Court held in R (VC  and others) v Newcastle City Council [2011] EWHC 2673 (Admin), that a local authority could not rely on section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 to justify discontinuing support to a child who was assessed as being in need under section 17 of the Children Act 1989.

Local authority not exonerated from its section 17 duty by section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (High Court)

by PLC Public Sector
Published on 14 Nov 2011 • England, Wales
On 24 October 2011, the High Court held in R (VC and others) v Newcastle City Council [2011] EWHC 2673 (Admin), that a local authority could not rely on section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 to justify discontinuing support to a child who was assessed as being in need under section 17 of the Children Act 1989.