Maria Moodie

Education | Monday 3 October 2016

Article 9 ECHR proportionality assessment in the context of removal from the register of Independent Education Institutions in England

Cityside Primary Trust v Secretary of State for Education [2016] 2600.INS, 6 August 2016 Cityside Primary Trust appealed against the decision of the Secretary of State to remove Ayasofia Primary School from the register of Independent Education Instit

Maria Moodie

Children | Tuesday 4 October 2016

Cross-border secure accommodation orders pursuant to Section 25 of the Children Act 1989

X (A child) and Y (A child) [2016] EWHC 2271 (Fam), 12 September 2016 The practice of local authorities and courts making use of secure accommodation units available in Scotland to address the shortage of such accommodation in England has raised cross-

Maria Moodie

Children | Tuesday 4 October 2016

Discharge of Section 20 Children Act 1989 duty to provide accommodation to a 17-year-old boy who repeatedly refused to be placed

R (on the application of A) v Haringey LBC, unreported, Queen’s Bench Division (Administrative Court), 16 September 2016 A local authority had done all that was reasonably practicable to discharge its duty pursuant to s.20 of the Children Act 1989 to p

Connor Johnston

Housing | Monday 3 October 2016

Amendment to rules on eligibility for homelessness assistance

Today the Government has laid the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 before Parliament. These regulations will amend the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) Regulations

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