A homeless mother of five has won a Supreme Court battle,
which will affect councils looking to place families outside their areas. The
UK’s most senior court has announced a unanimous ruling in favour of a mother
of five in her fight against Westminster Council. The full judgement of the
court will be handed down after Easter, with other cases involving out of area
placements set to be stayed pending the full judgement. The woman was appealing
after losing her case in the Court of Appeal in October. Eric Pickles, the
secretary of state for communities, intervened on Westminster’s side when the
case reached the Supreme Court, with homeless charity Shelter backing the
appellant. Read more on Inside Housing.
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