R (G) v Southwark London Borough Council

Subject Matter

CHILDREN — Children in need — Welfare services — Claimant aged 17 and homeless applying to local social services authority for accommodation — Authority assessing claimant in accordance with national guidance as not needing social services support — Authority determining that claimant needing help with accommodation but not appearing to it to “require accommodation” — Claimant referred to authority's homeless persons unit and provided with accommodation under housing powers — Whether guidance lawful — Whether authority's decision that claimant not requiring accommodation lawful — Children Act 1989 (as amended by Adoption and Children Act 2002, s 116(1)), ss 17(6), 20(1)(c)

[2008] EWCA Civ 877; [2009] 1 WLR 34; [2008] 2 FLR 1762, CA

[2009] UKHL 26; [2009] 1 WLR 1299; [2009] PTSR 1080; [2009] 3 All ER 189; [2009] LGR 673; [2009] 2 FLR 380; [2009] WLR (D) 159, HL(E)

Appellate History