02 October 2015
R (on the application of Brooks) v Islington London Borough Council [2015] EWHC 2657 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 103 (Sep)
The Administrative Court gave guidance on the proper interpretation of s 188 of the Housing Act 1996, notwithstanding the fact that the issues in the judicial review were academic. In particular, it held that, if a housing authority had secured an offer of suitable temporary accommodation, ordinarily, it would have performed its statutory duty under s 188 of the Act, notwithstanding an applicant’s refusal of the offer.
