Thornton v Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council

Subject Matter

LOCAL GOVERNMENT — Homeless persons — Civil action — Applicant claiming to be homeless with priority need — Housing authority's failure to provide accommodation pending inquiries — Whether civil action for damages lies against housing authority — Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977, s 3 (4)

[1979] QB 626; [1979] 3 WLR 1

STATUTORY DUTY — Civil right, whether created — Homeless persons — Housing authority's failure to provide accommodation pending inquiries — Whether civil remedy available to homeless person suffering loss or damage — Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977, s 3 (4)

[1979] QB 626; [1979] 3 WLR 1