High Court quashes Care Act assessment over failure to identify overnight needs – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 20th, 2026 in news by Simon

‘The London Borough of Tower Hamlets unlawfully assessed the needs of an applicant under section 9 of the Care Act 2014 by failing to identify overnight care needs in an “unexplained leap of reasoning”, the High Court has found.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 20th February 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk