Personalisation under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017: how personal are personal housing plans? – Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Posted August 8th, 2024 in homelessness, housing, local government, news by sally

‘This article explores the personalisation of homelessness services in the context of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017. This ambitious piece of legislative reform introduced requirements on local housing authorities in England to assess an individual’s circumstances and develop personalised housing plans for people experiencing homelessness (s.3 HRA 2017, inserting s.189A Housing Act 1996). This article analyses research data (including 26 interviews) collected in 2018–2019 from ethnographic studies completed in two local authorities in the Midlands, across a period of four months in each site. Exploring the implementation of personalised housing plans in practice, this article investigates barriers to the application of the personalisation narrative, finding it operates as a tool of neoliberal governance rather than one of social justice. It asserts that if personalisation has the potential for more satisfactory and sustainable outcomes in preventing and relieving homelessness, then the inability for this narrative to manifest suggests the goal of the HRA 2017 in “reducing homelessness” is being hampered.’

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Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 27th July 2024

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Deputy High Court judge gives reasons for granting interim injunctions against occupants of boats trespassing on land needed for regeneration project – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 8th, 2024 in housing, human rights, injunctions, local government, London, news, trespass by sally

‘The London Borough of Enfield has secured interim injunctions against the occupants of boats and land on the River Lea who it has claimed obstruct progress on a £6bn development of 10,000 homes.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 8th, 2024 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

Begum v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Permission to Appeal) [2024] UKSC 0096 (07 August 2024)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

D-S (A Child: Adoption Or Fostering) [2024] EWCA Civ 948 (07 August 2024)

London Borough of Islington, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary Of State For Education [2024] EWCA Civ 951 (07 August 2024)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

ABY, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 944 (06 August 2024)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Vistry Homes Ltd v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing And Communities & Ors (Rev1) [2024] EWHC 2088 (Admin) (07 August 2024)

ZRR, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Bexley [2024] EWHC 2073 (Admin) (07 August 2024)

Weston Homes Plc, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities & Anor [2024] EWHC 2089 (Admin) (07 August 2024)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Mirza & Ors v CMS Cameron MckEnna Nabarro Olswang LLP [2024] EWHC 2058 (Ch) (07 August 2024)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

Revenue And Customs v Labeikis & Ors [2024] EWHC 2009 (KB) (07 August 2024)

Source: www.bailii.org

Law Commission clarifies new digital asset property law intentions – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 8th, 2024 in cryptocurrencies, Law Commission, news, reports by sally

‘Information in and of itself would not attract property rights under proposed reforms to property law in England and Wales, the body recommending such reform has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th August 2024

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Charging leaseholders for remedying structural defects – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 8th, 2024 in defective premises, landlord & tenant, leases, news, service charges by sally

‘Zoe McLean-Wells analyses a recent Upper Tribunal (UT) decision which considered a landlord’s ability to charge a service charge for works required to remediate inherent structural defects.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 7th August 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Housing case law update – June & July 2024 – Local Government Lawyer

‘Karen Smith, Sarah Christy and Emily Howe round up the latest cases and court decisions of interest to housing associations and local authorities.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 7th August 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Public disorder and possession – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 8th, 2024 in anti-social behaviour, housing, news, repossession by sally

‘Andy Moore reviews the tools available to tackle anti-social behaviour, considering in particular the grounds for possession that can be used to deal with serious public disorder.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 7th August 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Rioter who punched police officer in face in Southport jailed for three years – The Guardian

Posted August 8th, 2024 in assault, news, police, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

‘A rioter who punched a police officer in the face during violent unrest in Southport has been jailed for three years, in the longest prison sentence so far over the far-right disorder in England and Northern Ireland.’

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The Guardian, 7th August 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Upper Tribunal hands down ruling on issuing landlords with improvement notices amid uncertainty over hazards – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has been asked to decide whether a local authority should serve an improvement notice on the owner of a house in multiple occupation if there is doubt about whether a hazard exists.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 7th August 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Fake designer bag seller is fined £13,000 – BBC News

‘A woman will have to pay £12,958 and carry out 100 hours of unpaid work after being found with hundreds of fake designer handbags which she planned to sell.’

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BBC News, 7th August 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Men who attacked police and set van on fire in riots jailed – BBC News

Posted August 8th, 2024 in arson, assault, news, police, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

‘Three men who admitted taking part in riots in Southport and Liverpool in the days after three girls were killed in a knife attack have been jailed.’

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BBC News, 7th August 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

PC who took job on sick leave guilty of misconduct – BBC News

Posted August 8th, 2024 in disciplinary procedures, news, police, sick leave by sally

‘A police officer who worked as an ambulance driver while on sick leave has been found guilty of gross misconduct.’

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BBC News, 8th August 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Homeless people are still being arrested under a 200-year-old act criminalising rough sleeping – The Independent

Posted August 8th, 2024 in homelessness, London, news, vagrancy by sally

‘Nearly 200 homeless people in London have been arrested in the past two years under a Georgian-era act that criminalises rough sleeping, new figures show.’

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The Independent, 8th August 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Shamima Begum: supreme court refuses to hear UK citizenship appeal – The Guardian

‘Shamima Begum’s legal fight to restore her UK citizenship has received a big blow after the supreme court refused to hear an appeal.’

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The Guardian, 7th August 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Persistent questioning of appellant by judge was fair – EIN Blog

Posted August 7th, 2024 in appeals, asylum, examinations, fraud, human rights, immigration, judges, news, tribunals by sally

‘The Court of Appeal held in this case that FTTJ Beg’s persistent questioning of an immigration appellant, Mr Tareque Hossain, a Bangladeshi national, who had been found to have fraudulently obtained an English language competence test did not indicate that she had “descended into the arena” such as to adversely affect her evaluation of the evidence. FTTJ Beg’s questions concerned matters that fell within the areas previously covered by the evidence and were clearly directed to the central issue of whether Mr Tareque Hossain had undertaken the test. There was no evidence that she was unable to consider the evidence objectively. It was fairer that she asked questions about the matters going to the central factual issue rather than leave her concerns unaddressed, and without giving Mr Hossain and his witnesses an opportunity to deal with them. Mr Tareque Hossain had appealed against a decision upholding the refusal of his application for leave to remain in the UK. He entered the UK on a student visa but his leave to remain was curtailed on the basis that he had relied on an English language test (“TOEIC”) which was fraudulently obtained from the Educational Testing Service (“ETS”). He could not appeal and did not challenge that finding by way of judicial review but claimed asylum (later withdrawn) and made a series of applications the last of which was a further application for leave to remain on the basis of his family and private life made on 21 October 2020. His application was refused on the basis that his TOEIC exam involved cheating.’

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EIN Blog, 6th August 2024

Source: www.ein.org.uk

Family Drug and Alcohol Courts generate “significant savings” for local authorities in comparison to standard care proceedings: report – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) could save local authorities almost £10,000 per case in legal costs compared to standard care proceedings, according to a financial analysis carried out by the Centre for Justice Innovation.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th August 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Company fined £1m over worker’s 36ft fall – BBC News

‘A logistics company has been fined £1m after an employee fell 36ft (11 metres) on to a concrete floor.’

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BBC News, 6th August 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Tribunal requires overseas litigation funder to abide by ALF code – Legal Futures

‘The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has made an overseas funder’s compliance with key parts of the Association of Litigation Funders’ code of conduct a condition of granting a collective proceedings order.’

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Legal Futures, 7th August 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Watchdog bans Gemma Collins advert promoting headset to treat depression – The Guardian

‘An Instagram post by Gemma Collins in which she promoted wearing a headset to fight depression instead of seeking professional medical advice and treatment has been banned by the UK advertising watchdog.’

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The Guardian, 7th August 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Increasing director accountability: The new Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill – Kingsley Napley Corporate and Commercial Law Blog

Posted August 7th, 2024 in auditors, bills, chambers articles, company directors, company law, news by sally

‘Last month, King Charles III opened the first session of the new parliament by outlining the Labour government’s priorities. Among these was the much-anticipated draft Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill. It has been six years since Sir John Kingman delivered his independent review of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), and the call for robust audit reform has remained strong.’

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Kingsley Napley Corporate and Commercial Law Blog, 5th August 2024

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk