Barnet LBC, ex p Foran (1999) 31 HLR 708 (CA)

Absolute duty – power – Children Act 1989 – accommodation

Section 17(1) and (6) Children Act 1989 confers a mere power to provide accommodation and does not impose an absolute duty on local authorities to house homeless children in need together with their families.

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